Hosting a blood drive with the Red Cross is a lifesaving partnership. A Red Cross representative will work with you every step of the way to help make your drive a success.
The Host:
- Offers a suitable location
- Publicizes the blood drive
- Organizes a recruitment committee to recruit donors within the organization
- Schedules donors for appointments
The Red Cross:
- Works with you to plan and organize the blood drive
- Helps you determine how many donors to expect and how to recruit them
- Provides planning and donor recruitment tools
- Brings equipment and supplies to your site; sets everything up and takes it down at the end
- Confidentially screens donors and collects the donations, safely and professionally
- Serves refreshments to donors
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In addition, you can build fun and excitement into your blood drive through optional activities such as:
- Having members bring homemade refreshments.
- Creating teams that can compete to recruit the most donors.
- Building some entertainment into the event.
- Developing a cool theme for your blood drive.
- See keys to success when hosting blood drives.
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