Find a Blood Drive
Find a Blood Drive
Give back by helping to save lives May 8
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Give back with the Green Bay Packers and do something life changing. Join the American Red Cross and NBC26 for the Green Bay Packers Community Blood Drive Monday, May 8 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Lambeau Field, Legend’s Club Room, located at 1265 Lombardi Ave. Suggested entry points are the American Family Insurance Gate, Miller Lite Gate or Oneida Nation Gate. Free parking will be available.
Every two seconds in the United States blood is needed to respond to patient emergencies, including accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease. The Red Cross must collect nearly 14,000 blood and platelet donations every day for the patients at about 2,600 hospitals nationwide.
“The Red Cross is grateful to the Green Bay community for supporting patients by donating lifesaving blood,” said Michelle Goodwill, donor recruitment district manager for the American Red Cross Badger-Hawkeye Blood Services Region. “Blood drive after blood drive generous donors roll up a sleeve and give the gift of life. Their efforts are appreciated and will help ensure area patients have the blood products needed during the summer months.”
All presenting donors will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win great prizes from the Packers and receive a free giveaway item, while supplies last. Those who come out to donate blood or platelets by May 14 will have a chance to win one of three $1,000 gift card shopping sprees from GiftCertificates.com.
Blood donors of all types are needed. There is no substitute for donated blood products.
How to donate blood:
Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
Blood donors can now save time at their next donation by using RapidPass to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, prior to arriving at the blood drive. To get started and learn more, visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPass and follow the instructions on the site.
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.