The American Red Cross continues to work to restock critically needed blood products uncollected due to the ongoing impact of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in the Southeast. Donors outside of affected areas are encouraged to make an appointment to give now and help keep the blood supply stable in the weeks to come.
Since making landfall, the storm and its aftermath have led to the cancellation of more than 100 blood drives, causing thousands of blood and platelet donations to go uncollected. For so many people living with urgent medical care needs, blood transfusions are essential, and donations in the Southeast are key to keeping our nationwide network stocked. The Red Cross operates through a national inventory with the ability to move blood wherever and whenever it is needed most.
The time to give blood or platelets is now. Bring hope to those in need by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App. As the Red Cross continues to urge people to give blood or platelets now, our teams are also on the ground providing vital relief − like food, water, shelter and support − in communities devastated by Hurricane Helene. If you’re able to help those impacted by disasters big and small across the country, like Helene, please consider making a gift of any amount.
All who come to give blood, platelets or plasma Oct. 1-31 will receive a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card by email, plus be automatically entered for a chance to win one of three $5,000 gift cards. For full details, visit RedCrossBlood.org/Treat.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Oct. 8-31:
Avery
Newland
10/16/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m., Linville Land Harbor Recreation Complex, 22 Land Harbor Pkwy
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Buncombe
Asheville
10/8/2024: 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/9/2024: 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., MAHEC-Biltmore Campus, 121 Hendersonville Road
10/9/2024: 12 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/11/2024: 8 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/12/2024: 8 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/13/2024: 8 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/14/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/15/2024: 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/16/2024: 12 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/17/2024: 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Preferred Properties of Asheville, 39 Woodfin Street
10/18/2024: 8 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/19/2024: 8 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/20/2024: 8 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/21/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/22/2024: 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/23/2024: 12 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/25/2024: 8 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/26/2024: 8 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/27/2024: 8 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/28/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/29/2024: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., AC Reynolds High School Gymnasium, 1 Rocket Dr
10/29/2024: 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/30/2024: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Univ of NC Asheville – Highsmith Student Center, 1 University Heights
10/30/2024: 12 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
10/31/2024: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood Street
10/31/2024: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Univ of NC Asheville – Highsmith Student Center, 1 University Heights
Candler
10/24/2024: 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Enka High School Auxiliary Gym, 475 Enka Lake Road
Enka
10/22/2024: 7 a.m. – 12 p.m., Southeastern Container, 1250 Sand Hill Road
Leicester
10/9/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Leicester Elementary School, 31 Gilbert Rd
10/15/2024: 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Newfound Baptist Church, 2605 New Leicester Highway
Montreat
10/24/2024: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Walkup Building, 300 Community Center Cir
Swannanoa
10/23/2024: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Asheville Christian Academy, 74 Riverwood Road
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Cherokee
Murphy
10/8/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church, 1650 North Carolina 141
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Graham
Robbinsville
10/10/2024: 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., WEST WARD COMMUNITY BUILDING, 196 Knight St
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Haywood
Canton
10/28/2024: 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., High Street Baptist Church, 73 High St.
10/28/2024: 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., North Hominy Community Center, 2670 Newfound Road
Clyde
10/23/2024: 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Haywood Regional Medical Center, 75 Leroy George Road
10/23/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m., Haywood Community College, 185 Freedlander Drive
Maggie Valley
10/25/2024: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehab, 75 Fisher Loop
Waynesville
10/16/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., First Baptist Church Waynesville, 100 S. Main Street
10/17/2024: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m., VFW Post 5202, 216 Miller Street
10/18/2024: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., HART Theatre, 250 Pigeon St
10/21/2024: 12 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge Waynesville, 435 East Marshall Street
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Henderson
Flat Rock
10/23/2024: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Blue Ridge Community College–Killian, 180 West Campus Drive
Fletcher
10/18/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks Realtors Fletcher Office, 4005 Hendersonville Rd
Hendersonville
10/9/2024: 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 211 1st Avenue East
10/11/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Parks Ford Hendersonville, 601 Duncan Hill Rd
10/15/2024: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 204 6th Avenue West
10/21/2024: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 211 1st Avenue East
10/25/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Henderson County Offices, 211 1st Ave E
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Jackson
Cashiers
10/10/2024: 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Cashiers Fire Department, 579 Frank Allen Road
Cherokee
10/11/2024: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, 777 Casino Dr
Cullowhee
10/29/2024: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Western Carolina University Hinds Univ Center, Highway 107
10/30/2024: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Western Carolina University Hinds Univ Center, Highway 107
Sylva
10/10/2024: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Southwestern Community College – Burrell Building, 447 College Drive
10/24/2024: 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 77 Jackson Street
10/31/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Harris Regional Hospital, 68 Hospital Road
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Macon
Highlands
10/14/2024: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Highlands United Methodist Church, 315 Main St
10/16/2024: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Highlands School, 545 Pierson Dr
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McDowell
Marion
10/9/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., McDowell Tech College, 54 College Drive
10/14/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Marion Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, 44 Worley Rd
10/16/2024: 12 p.m. – 4:45 p.m., Grace Community Church, 5182 US 70W
10/16/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Marion Community Building, 191 North Main Street
Nebo
10/26/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Solid Rock Freewill Baptist Church, 7860 NC-226
Old Fort
10/8/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 203 East Main Street
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Polk
Columbus
10/17/2024: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Steps To Hope, 60 Ward Street
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Rutherford
Ellenboro
10/14/2024: 3 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Corinth Baptist Church, 767 Pinehurst Road
Rutherfordton
10/25/2024: 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., 2nd Baptist Church, 191 Green Street
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Swain
Bryson City
10/29/2024: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., First Citizens Bank, 51 Main St
10/30/2024: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Swain Community Hospital, 48 Plateau Street
Cherokee
10/18/2024: 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Oconaluftee Job Corps, 502 Oconaluftee Job Corp Center Road
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Transylvania
Brevard
10/11/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Brevard High School, 747 Country Club Road
10/12/2024: 7:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 325 North Broad Street
10/25/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Brevard Fire Department, 95 W Main St
10/28/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Blue Ridge Community College — Transylvania, 45 Oak Park Drive
Cedar Mountain
10/19/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Cedar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, 8725 Cascade Lake Road
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Yancey
Burnsville
10/22/2024: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Higgins Methodist Church, 101 N. Main Street
How to donate blood
Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visitRedCrossBlood.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. 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 agein most states(16 with parental consentwhere 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 comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on social media.
