Red Cross: O negative blood donors needed
MILWAUKEE - The American Red Cross asks the public to give blood or platelets during Trauma Awareness Month in May to keep hospitals prepared for all transfusion needs, including emergencies.
Type O negative blood donors are especially needed right now.
The power of type O blood
- Type O negative is the universal blood type and what emergency room personnel reach for when there is no time to determine a patient’s blood type in the most serious situations.
- Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body and are often given to trauma and surgery patients. Type O blood donors are ideal Power Red donors, which means they can safely donate two units of red blood cells during one donation. Now, more people are able to give a Power Red donation – the minimum height has changed to 5’3" for female donors.
- Type O positive blood is the most used blood type because it can be transfused to Rh-positive patients of any blood type.
Medical traumas can quickly deplete hospital blood banks. Once patients are stabilized and their blood type is determined, they will receive a matching blood type, so it’s important donors of all types give now and help save lives by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
In thanks, all who come to give May 1-19 will receive a $10 e-gift card to a merchant of choice. Plus, May 1-31, those who come to give will be automatically entered for a chance to win a trip for two to the 2023 MLB® All-Star Game® in Seattle. The getaway includes two tickets to the 2023 MLB® All-Star Game® thanks to the support of Fanatics, round-trip airfare, four-night hotel accommodations, a $750 gift card and more. Additionally, those who come to give May 20-31 will receive an exclusive Red Cross beach towel, while supplies last.*
Upcoming blood donation opportunities, May 3-31:
Dodge
Beaver Dam
5/5/2023: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Mittera Wisconsin, 555 Beichl Ave
5/11/2023: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., YMCA of Dodge County, 220 Corporate Dr
5/15/2023: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 311 W Mackie St
5/16/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 311 W Mackie St
Juneau
5/17/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Dodgeland High School, 401 S Western Ave
Mayville
5/10/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Mayville Hometown Pharmacy, 1448 Horicon Street
Waupun
5/11/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Edgewood Church, 201 Edgewood Dr
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Fond du Lac
Eden
5/19/2023: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Eden Fire Department, 104 Pine St
Fond du Lac
5/3/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Moraine Park Tech Coll, 235 N National Ave
5/17/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thrive Church, 79 E 2nd St
5/23/2023: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., American Legion, 500 Fond du Lac Ave
5/23/2023: 1:15 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Legion, 500 Fond du Lac Ave
5/26/2023: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Fond Du Lac Public Library, 32 Sheboygan St.
5/31/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., The Commonwealth Companies, 24 S Brooke St
Mount Calvary
5/20/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Mount Calvary Fire Station, 999 Fond du Lac Street
North Fond du Lac
6/2/2023: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., North Fond du lac Community Center, 280 Garfield St.
Oakfield
5/5/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Oakfield Community Center, 130 N Main St
Rosendale
5/16/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church, 124 S Main St
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Jefferson
Ixonia
5/18/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., St Pauls Ixonia, W1955 Gopher Hill Rd.
Jefferson
5/18/2023: 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., East Elementary School, 120 S Sanborn Ave
Johnson Creek
5/3/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Johnson Creek Public Library, 125 Lincoln St.
Lake Mills
5/24/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Lake Mills High School, 615 Catlin Dr
Watertown
5/3/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Watertown Senior & Community Center, 514 S. First Street
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Milwaukee
Cudahy
5/30/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Cudahy Family Library, 3500 Library Drive
Franklin
6/2/2023: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Franklin Public Library, 9151 W Loomis Road
Greendale
5/25/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., The Hose Tower, 5699 Parking St
Milwaukee
5/4/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Broken Bat Brewing Co, 135 E Pittsburgh Ave
5/5/2023: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Marquette Gymnasium, 1508 W. Clybourn Street
5/10/2023: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., MobCraft Beer Brewery and Taproom, 505 S 5th St
5/10/2023: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., OPE Brewing Co, 6751 W National Ave
5/23/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., 309 The Renaissance, 309 N. Water Street
5/23/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Lutheran Chapel of the Cross, 3353 S. Whitnall
5/24/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., General Mitchell Airport Delta Air Lines, 5300 S Howell Ave
5/30/2023: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Milwaukee Safety Academy, 6680 North Teutonia Avenue
River Hills
5/2/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., St Christophers Episcopal Church, 7845 N River Rd
West Allis
5/16/2023: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Nathan Hale High School, 11601 W Lincoln Ave
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Ozaukee
Fredonia
5/12/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 824 Fredonia Ave
Mequon
5/31/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Frank L Weyenberg Library, 11345 N Cedarburg Rd.
Port Washington
5/10/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., WJ Niederkorn Library, 316 W Grand Ave.
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Racine
Burlington
5/25/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Low Daily Brewery, 700 N Pine St
Sturtevant
5/5/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., REAL School, 10116 Stellar Ave
Waterford
5/26/2023: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Waterford Union High School, 100 Field Dr
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Sheboygan
Elkhart Lake
5/31/2023: 1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Anchor Lanes, 230 North Lincoln St
Plymouth
5/11/2023: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, N5990 Country Aire Rd
Sheboygan
5/5/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
5/12/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Etude Group, 830 Virginia Ave
5/12/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
5/19/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
5/26/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
6/2/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
Sheboygan Falls
5/16/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sheboygan Falls High School, 220 Amherst Ave
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Walworth
East Troy
5/15/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., East Troy Bible Church, 2660 North St -Hwy 20
Sharon
5/2/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 228 Martin St
Whitewater
5/22/2023: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Cravath Lakefront Community Center, 341 S Fremont Street
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Washington
Germantown
5/16/2023: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., St Boniface Parish, W204 N11940 Goldendale Rd
Hartford
5/15/2023: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Dave's Lanes, 218 N Main St
Jackson
5/23/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Still Waters Community United Methodist Church, 3617 Scenic Rd
5/31/2023: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Jackson Community Center, N165 W20330 Hickory Ln
West Bend
5/3/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Legion Post 36, 712 Park Ave.
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Waukesha
Brookfield
5/9/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., City of Brookfield, 2100 N Calhoun Rd
5/10/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel, 375 S Moorland Road
5/11/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sendik's Towne Centre, 18905 W Capitol Dr, Suite C101
5/24/2023: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Brookfield East High School, 3305 North Lilly Rd
5/24/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Brookfield Central High School, 16900 Gebhardt Rd
5/30/2023: 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Bishops Woods Office Park, 375 Bishops Way
6/1/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sendik's Towne Centre, 18905 W Capitol Dr, Suite C101
Butler
5/22/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Frontier Park Community Building, 5251 N. 127th Street
Hartland
5/5/2023: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Oakwood Church, 3041 Oakwood Rd
5/18/2023: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church and School, 1023 E Capitol Drive
6/1/2023: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Wisconsin Athletic Club Lake Country, 560 Industrial Drive
Menomonee Falls
5/3/2023: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., American Legion Post 382, N88 W16652 Main St
5/22/2023: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Menomonee Falls Public Library, W156 N8436 Pilgrim Rd
6/1/2023: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., American Legion Post 382, N88 W16652 Main St
Mukwonago
6/1/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Mukwonago YMCA, 245 E Wolf Run
Muskego
6/2/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., ProHealth Regency Senior Communities, W181S8540 Lodge Blvd
Nashotah
5/16/2023: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., MSI General, W215 E. Wisconsin Ave
New Berlin
5/11/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Ronald Reagan Elementary School, 4225 S Calhoun Rd
5/12/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Ln
5/17/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Ln
5/19/2023: 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., New Berlin West Middle and High School, 18695 W Cleveland Ave
North Lake
5/23/2023: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., North Lake School, N75 W31283 Hwy VV
Oconomowoc
5/3/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Stone Bank Elementary School, N68 W33866 County Rd K
5/13/2023: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Mike Hogan Memorial Blood Drive at First Congregation United Church of Christ, 815 Concord Rd
5/22/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 145 E. Lisbon Rd
5/30/2023: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Burn Boot Camp, 1061 Summit Ave.
6/2/2023: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., YMCA at Pabst Farms, 1750 Valley Rd
Pewaukee
5/2/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/3/2023: 9:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/4/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/4/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills, N36W24130 Pewaukee Rd, PO Box 802
5/5/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/8/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/9/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/10/2023: 9:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/11/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/12/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/15/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/16/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/17/2023: 9:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/18/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/19/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/22/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/23/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/24/2023: 9:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/25/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/26/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/29/2023: 0 0.0. - 0 0.0., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/30/2023: 11:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Waukesha Platelet Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
5/31/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., DaySpring Church and Schools, N14W29489 Silvernail Rd.
6/1/2023: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
Sussex
5/19/2023: 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Hamilton High School, W220 N6151 Town Line Rd
How to donate blood
To make an appointment, simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment or for more information. 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.