A continuing National blood shortage is prompting an urgent plea from the American Red Cross for donors in our area.
Donors of all blood types are urged to book a time to give now, especially those with type O blood or those giving platelets.
Officials say your flu or COVID vaccination status is not an issue, and they're offering incentives to encourage donations including a $10 gift card to a restaurant or merchant, for anyone who donates Oct. 21-Nov. 9, plus the chance to win a $5,000 gift card.
More details now RedCrossBlood.org/Lunch.
To make an appointment, use the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Oct. 21-Nov. 9:
Summit County
Akron
Summit Blood Donation Center
501 W. Market St., Akron
Sundays, Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Tuesdays: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
10/25/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 North Portage Path
10/31/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Ellet High School, 309 Woolf Ave
10/31/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Harold K Stubbs Municipal Bldg Akron Police Dept., 217 High Street
11/2/2023: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., St Vincent St Mary High School, 15 North Maple Street
11/2/2023: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Akron Childrens Hospital, 215 West Bowery Street
11/7/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., University of Akron Rec & Wellness Center, 382 Carroll Street
11/9/2023: 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Bath United Church of Christ, 3980 Bath Road
Barberton
11/1/2023: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Summa Barberton Hospital, 155 Fifth Street NE
Cuyahoga Falls
10/27/2023: 7 a.m. - 1 p.m., Western Reserve Hospital, 1900 23rd Street
Hudson
10/29/2023: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., St Mary Catholic Church, 340 N. Main Street
Macedonia
11/2/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 9080 Shepard Road
Peninsula
11/7/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Woodridge Middle School, 4451 Quick Rd.
Stow
10/23/2023: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Acker Moore Memorial Post, 3733 Fishcreek Road
10/25/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., SYB Hall, 4157 Hudson Dr.
11/7/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Holy Family Parish, 3450 Sycamore Drive
Tallmadge
10/24/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Summit County Fairgrounds, 229 E. Howe Rd
Medina County
Brunswick
10/26/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Brunswick United Methodist Church, 1395 Pearl Road
10/30/2023: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Cleveland Clinic Family Health Center Brunswick, 3574 Center Road
11/2/2023: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Saint Ambrose Church, 929 Pearl Road
Litchfield
11/5/2023: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m., Litchfield Township Fire Station, 9487 Norwalk Road
Lodi
10/23/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Congregational Church, 114 Church Street
Medina
10/27/2023: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Holy Martyrs Church, 3100 S. Weymouth Rd.
10/28/2023: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., St Matthew Lutheran Church, 400 N. Broadway St.
11/9/2023: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Medina Community Recreation Center, 855 Weymouth Road
Wadsworth
11/6/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Trinity United Church of Christ, 215 High Street
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Portage County
Aurora
11/1/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., The Church in Aurora, 146 S. Chillicothe Road
Kent
11/1/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Kent State Univ Student Center, 1075 Risman Dr
Mogadore
10/27/2023: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Field High School, 2900 State Route 43
Ravenna
10/21/2023: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Ravenna Elks Lodge, 776 North Freedom Street.
11/8/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Immaculate Conception Parish, 251 West Spruce Avenue
Rootstown
11/9/2023: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Northeast Ohio Medical University, 4209 State Route 44
Streetsboro
10/23/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Chapel at Tinkers Creek, 9709 Page Rd.
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Stark County
Alliance
11/2/2023: 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Alliance Comm Hosp East St, 200 East State Street
11/7/2023: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Aldersgate Family Methodist Church, 11394 Edison St. NE
Canton
11/4/2023: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Church of the Lakes, 5944 Fulton Drive NW
11/8/2023: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Stark Library - Main Library, 715 Market Ave N
Massillon
10/25/2023: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Paul & Carol David YMCA of Jackson Township, 7389 Caritas Circle NW
10/30/2023: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., St Paul Lutheran Church, 127 Cherry Road NE
11/9/2023: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., RiverTree Jackson, 7373 Portage Street NW
Navarre
10/25/2023: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Towpath Trail YMCA, 1226 Market St. NE
11/3/2023: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Richville United Church of Christ, 6125 Richville Drive SW
North Canton
10/30/2023: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Stark State College - Business & Entrepreneurial Center, 6200 Frank Ave NW
Uniontown
11/3/2023: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Harmony Springs Christian Church, 3891 S Arlington Rd
11/9/2023: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Lake Community YMCA, 428 King Church Ave SW
11/9/2023: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Grace United Church of Christ, 13275 Cleveland Avenue NW
Cuyahoga County:
Warzel Blood Donation Center
3747 Euclid Ave., Cleveland
Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Parma Blood Donation Center
5585 Pearl Rd., Parma
Monday – Thursday: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.