TOLEDO, Ohio (May 23, 2016) — The American Red Cross urges blood and platelet donors to choose their day to give and help ensure blood is available for patients all summer long during its annual summer awareness campaign, sponsored by Suburban Propane.
“Many Americans will be celebrating the unofficial start to summer this Memorial Day weekend, but seasonal activities that bring joy to so many can also lead to a shortage of blood and platelet donations when regular donors become busy,” said Donna M. Morrissey, director of national partnerships for the Red Cross Biomedical Services. “Patients don’t get a summer holiday from needing lifesaving blood and platelet donations and are counting on generous volunteers to help maintain a sufficient supply this summer.”
To encourage donations around the Memorial Day holiday, those who come to give blood or platelets from May 27-31 will receive a Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last. The Red Cross relies on volunteer donors for the 14,000 blood donations needed every day to support patients at about 2,600 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide. However, during the summer months of June, July and August, about two fewer donors schedule an appointment to give blood at each Red Cross blood drive than what patients need.
Suburban Propane supports the Red Cross summer campaign
As official national sponsor of the summer campaign, which begins Memorial Day weekend and runs through Labor Day weekend, Suburban Propane will help promote the need for blood and platelet donations and will encourage its employees and customers to give.
“Suburban Propane is proud to partner with the Red Cross and help raise awareness of the ongoing need for blood and platelets – especially during the crucial summer months,” said Suburban Propane’s Chief Development Officer Mark Wienberg. “By expanding our partnership with the Red Cross this year, we can continue to support the life-changing work of the Red Cross and make an even bigger difference in communities across the country.”
Suburban Propane employees will also volunteer at Red Cross blood drives nationwide in one of the largest national volunteer commitments to the Red Cross Blood Services from a corporate partner. Additionally, this year Suburban Propane is expanding its partnership with the Red Cross to include participation in the Home Fire Campaign in some markets, as well as support for disaster relief efforts and Service to the Armed Forces.
The Red Cross has touched the lives of many Suburban Propane employees including Debbie Traub. In May 2014, her 74-year-old father fell from a ladder while power washing his home and suffered life-threatening injuries. He spent 20 days in the intensive care unit and received many blood transfusions. Traub said that she now knows the importance of giving blood and makes a point to donate in honor of her father at the Suburban Propane headquarter blood drives. Her story is just one of many reasons Suburban Propane continues to advocate for blood and platelet donations to the Red Cross.
“The Red Cross has partnered with Suburban Propane since 2012, and last year’s ‘100 Days of Summer. 100 Days of Hope.’ campaign marked our first nationwide, summerlong partnership,” said Morrissey. “The Red Cross depends on corporate partners like Suburban Propane to help ensure blood and platelets are available for patients in need of lifesaving transfusions and to help our communities prepare for and respond to disasters large and small.”
Upcoming blood donation opportunities
OH
Fulton
Wauseon
5/25/2016: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Wauseon American Legion, 1105 N. Shoop
Fayette
5/28/2016: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Fayette Church of the Nazarene, 511 S. Fayette Street
Wauseon
6/8/2016: 6 a.m. – 12 p.m., Fulton County Health Center, 725 South Shoop Ave.
_______________
Hancock
Findlay
5/24/2016: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Hancock County American Red Cross, 125 Fair St.
5/24/2016: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., St. Marks United Methodist Church, 800 S. Main St.
5/26/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 2330 S. Main St.
6/6/2016: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St. John Lutheran, 1701 Tiffin Ave.
6/10/2016: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Stonebridge Church, 2111 Stonehedge Dr.
_______________
Henry
Napoleon
5/23/2016: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m., Napoleon Elementary School, 725 West Moreland
Liberty Center
5/27/2016: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Liberty Center Fire Station, County Road 8
Napoleon
5/27/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., EOC, 1847 Oakwood
6/4/2016: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Harley-Davidson, 862 American Road
6/6/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Emanuel Lutheran, 810 Scott Street
_______________
Huron
Bellevue
5/31/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Bellevue City Centre, 3000 Seneca Industrial Parkway
_______________
Lucas
Maumee
5/23/2016: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 200 East Broadway
Toledo
5/23/2016: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
5/24/2016: 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
5/25/2016: 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
5/26/2016: 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
5/27/2016: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
5/27/2016: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., UAW Local 12, 2300 Ashland Avenue
Maumee
5/28/2016: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Appliance Center, 321 Illinois Ave.
Toledo
5/28/2016: 7 a.m. – 2 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
5/30/2016: 7 a.m. – 1 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
5/31/2016: 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
Sylvania
6/1/2016: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., ProMedica Flower Hospital, 5200 Harroun Rd
Toledo
6/1/2016: 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
Maumee
6/2/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., St. Joseph Church – Maumee, 104 W. Broadway
Toledo
6/2/2016: 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
6/3/2016: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
6/4/2016: 7 a.m. – 2 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
Sylvania
6/5/2016: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sylvania Veterinary Hospital, 4801 Holland Sylvania
Toledo
6/6/2016: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., One Seagate, One SeaGate
6/6/2016: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
Waterville
6/6/2016: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Waterville Community Church, 8217 Dutch Rd.
Toledo
6/7/2016: 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
6/8/2016: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Pontoon Solutions, 402 North Huron Street
6/8/2016: 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
Oregon
6/9/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Little Sisters of the Poor, 930 S. Wynn Road
Toledo
6/9/2016: 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
6/10/2016: 7 a.m. – 4 p.m., Toledo Blood Donation Center, 3510 Executive Parkway
6/10/2016: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., One Government Center, One Government Center, 640 Jackson Street
MI
Monroe
Monroe
5/25/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Ellis Branch Library, 3700 S Custer Rd
5/26/2016: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Monroe County Courthouse, 125 East Second Street
5/27/2016: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monroe County American Red Cross, 1645 N. Dixie Hwy
6/1/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Redeemer Fellowship Church, 5305 Evergreen Drive
6/1/2016: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Monroe VFW Post #1138, 400 Jones Avenue
Temperance
6/2/2016: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Bedford Alliance Church, 8645 Jackman Rd.
Monroe
6/9/2016: 12:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Holy Ghost Lutheran, 3589 Heiss
OH
Ottawa
Oak Harbor
5/23/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran, 122 W. Ottawa
Port Clinton
5/24/2016: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Port Clinton Elks, 231 Buckeye Blvd.
Genoa
6/8/2016: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St John United Church of Christ, 1213 Washington
_______________
Putnam
Kalida
5/23/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Kalida Knights of Columbus, 718 Napoleon
Ottoville
5/25/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Ottoville Parish Hall, 580 W. Third
_______________
Sandusky
Fremont
5/23/2016: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Lutz Elementary, 1929 Buckland
5/24/2016: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., VictoryChurch, 2051 Old Oak Harbor Road
5/27/2016: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., American Red Cross, 1245 Napoleon St
5/28/2016: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Fremont Speedway, 901 Rawson Avenue
Gibsonburg
5/28/2016: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Faith United Methodist, 795 W Madison St.
Clyde
6/3/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Clyde VFW, 847 W. Maple St.
Woodville
6/4/2016: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Solomon Lutheran Church, 305 W Main St
Fremont
6/8/2016: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Terra State Community College, 2830 Napoleon Rd.
6/9/2016: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Bishop Hoffman Catholic School Sacred Heart Campus, 550 Smith Rd.
6/10/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., First United Church of Christ, 1500 Tiffin Rd
_______________
Seneca
Fostoria
5/26/2016: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Wesley United Methodist, 1200 Van Buren
Republic
5/26/2016: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Republic American Legion, 112 S Washington
Tiffin
6/1/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Tiffin Seneca Public Library, 77 Jefferson Street
6/6/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., National Machinery, 161 Greenfield Street
6/7/2016: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Tiffin University, 155 Miami St
6/10/2016: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Seneca Fairgrounds, 126 Hopewell Ave
_______________
Wood
Portage
5/26/2016: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church, 301 West Main Street
Bowling Green
5/27/2016: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Stadium View Apartments, 1700 Juniper Drive
5/30/2016: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1033 Conneaut
Pemberville
5/31/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Otterbein Portage Valley Senior Lifestyle Choices, 20311 Pemberville Road
Grand Rapids
6/2/2016: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Hosanna Lutheran, 23019 Kellogg Road
Rossford
6/4/2016: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., All Saints Catholic School, 630 Lime City Road
Bowling Green
6/7/2016: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Simpson Building, 1291 Conneaut
6/9/2016: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Bowling Green State University, Bowen-Thompson Student Union
_______________
Wyandot
Upper Sandusky
5/25/2016: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Upper Sandusky Community Library, 301 North Sandusky Avenue
6/1/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Upper Sandusky Elks Lodge, 320 E. Wyandot
How to donate blood
For more information and to make an appointment to donate, download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Donors of all blood types are needed. 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 (16 with parental consent in some states), 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.
