Blue Tag Program
The American Red Cross and Children's Memorial Hospital of Chicago developed and created a Cooperative Sickle Cell Donor Program dedicated to meeting the transfusion needs of sickle cell patients.
If you are African American, you are in a special position to help.
Did you know?
- Sickle cell disease affects approximately 70,000 African Americans.
- Some children with sickle cell disease need blood transfusions through the course of a year.
- The best blood for an African-American child usually comes from an African-American donor.
How does the program work?
- Next time you attend a Red Cross blood drive, ask for the Blue Tag to let the Red Cross staff know you are interested in this special sickle cell donor program.
- Your blood will be tested, as is all blood, for type and infectious disease.
- It will also be specially matched for children with sickle cell disease." and change the fifth bullet to read - "If a child does not need a transfusion at this time, it will be delivered to a patient in need at Children's Memorial Hospital.
- When a child with sickle cell disease needs it, your blood will be used.
- If a child does not need a transfusion at this time, your blood will not be wasted. It will be delivered to a patient in need at Children's Memorial Hospital.
Won't you join us and help a child with sickle cell disease? For more information about the Sickle Cell Donor Program or sponsoring a Blue Tag blood drive through an organization or workplace, call the Community Outreach Coordinator at Children's Memorial Hospital at 773-880-6359.
To make an appointment to donate blood, check out the drives below or call the American Red Cross at
Check back soon for more drive listings.
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