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American Red Cross Blood Drive at the Cultural Center

'Tis the Season of Giving!
Posted on: December 5, 2023 - 2:41pm
American Red Cross Blood Drive at the Cultural Center

East Hartford, CT - The Town will be hosting a holiday blood drive through the American Red Cross on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in the Community Cultural Center gymnasium (50 Chapman Place, East Hartford). Please consider donating! Giving blood is especially important right now to ensure we can meet the needs of patients all winter long.

The American Red Cross must collect enough blood every day to meet the needs of accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease. When making your decision to donate, please consider:

  • A single blood donation can help save more than one life.
  • The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O, but all blood types are needed.
  • Blood and platelets cannot be manufactured; they can only come from volunteer donors.
  • Sickle cell disease affects 90,000 to 100,000 people in the U.S. About 1,000 babies are born with the disease each year. Sickle cell patients can require blood transfusions throughout their lives.
  • According to the American Cancer Society, more than 1.9 million people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in 2023. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.

All who come to give will get a Red Cross long-sleeved T-shirt, while supplies last. Schedule now by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit rcblood.org/donate.

If you have questions on eligibility, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org.

You can save time on the day by completing your pre-donation reading and health history with RapidPass® beforehand. Visit RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or the Blood Donor App before your appointment.