From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM —The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood and platelet donors to give now to ensure blood is available for medical treatments and emergencies during the holiday season.
Blood and platelet donations often decline during the holidays. Regular donors are busy with holiday activities, and travel and severe winter weather may cause blood drive cancellations. Yet donations remain critical for patients like 4-year-old Wyatt Monacelli who is in the midst of intense chemotherapy treatments for leukemia. He has received a number of transfusions since his diagnosis in June and will likely need more.
“We are fortunate to have had so many donors give the gift of life to our child so far throughout the course of his treatment, and even more so, we are lucky to have had a supply of blood available for him when he needed it,” Julianna Monacelli, Wyatt’s mother, said.
Donors are urged to give now to ensure that families like Wyatt’s don’t have to worry about the availability of blood this winter. In thanks for helping meet the urgent need around the holidays, all those who come to donate blood or platelets now through Dec. 19, 2018, will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. (Restrictions apply; see amazon.com/gc-legal. More information and details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Together.)
Make an appointment to donate blood or platelets by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Another way to help keep the blood supply strong is to host a Red Cross blood drive this winter. To learn more about hosting a blood drive and to sign up, visit RedCrossBlood.org/HostADrive.
Please see below list of upcoming blood donations for Nov. 26 – Dec. 19 in the following counties:
Jefferson
Birmingham
11/26/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
11/27/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
11/28/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
11/29/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
11/30/2018: 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Children’s of Alabama, 1600 7th Avenue South
11/30/2018: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Regions Bank, 1900 5th Ave North
11/30/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
12/2/2018: 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Hoover Church of Christ, 3248 Lorna Rd
12/3/2018: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB School of Denistry, 1919 7th ave south
12/3/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
12/4/2018: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive
12/4/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
12/5/2018: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Samford Spirtual Life, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Chapman Hall
12/5/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
12/6/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
12/7/2018: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., UAB New Freshman Residence Hall, 900 17th st south
12/7/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
12/10/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Bruno Conference Center, 810 Street Vincents Drive
12/10/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
12/11/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
12/11/2018: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., UAB Highlands, 1201 11th Avenue South
12/11/2018: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Anytime Fitness Vestavia Hills, 1360 Montgomery Hwy, Suite 120
12/12/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
12/13/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
12/14/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
12/17/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
12/18/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
12/19/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center – North Pavilion, 1802 6th Ave S
Gardendale
11/28/2018: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Gardendale High School, 800 Main Street
11/28/2018: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Gardendale High School, 800 Main Street
Homewood
12/19/2018: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Trak Shak, 2839 18th Street South
Leeds
12/19/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., The Outlet Shops at Grand River, 6200 Grand River Pkwy
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Shelby
11/26/2018: 12:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
11/27/2018: 12:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
11/28/2018: 10:45 a.m. – 5:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
11/30/2018: 8:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/1/2018: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/2/2018: 7:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., Our Lady of the Valley, 5514 Double Oak Lane
12/2/2018: 8:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/3/2018: 12:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/4/2018: 12:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/5/2018: 10:45 a.m. – 5:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/7/2018: 8:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/8/2018: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/9/2018: 8:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/10/2018: 12:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/11/2018: 12:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/12/2018: 10:45 a.m. – 5:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/14/2018: 8:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/15/2018: 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/16/2018: 8:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/17/2018: 12:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/18/2018: 12:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
12/19/2018: 10:45 a.m. – 5:45 p.m., Caldwell Trace Donor Center, 700 Caldwell Trace
Calera
11/28/2018: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Calera High School, 100 Calera Eagle Drive
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Tuscaloosa
Cottondale
12/10/2018: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Tuscaloosa Christian School, 1601 Prude Mill Road
Northport
12/11/2018: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Everlasting, 433 Main Avenue
Tuscaloosa
12/17/2018: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., University Mall, 1701 McFarland Blvd E
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Talladega
Lincoln
12/11/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Lincoln High School, 78989 Al Hwy 77
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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 and platelet donors can 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, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.
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.
