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The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood donations to prevent another blood shortage as hospitals resume surgical procedures and patient treatments that were temporarily paused earlier this spring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Healthy individuals who are feeling well are asked to make an appointment to donate in the weeks and months ahead by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor app, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor skill on any Alexa Echo device.
In recent weeks, hospital demand for blood products has grown by 30% after sharply declining in early April amid this rapidly changing and complex public health crisis. At the same time, blood drives continue to be canceled as many businesses and community organizations remain closed. Donors are needed to make and keep scheduled appointments to help meet the current need.
All those who come to give through May 31 will receive a special Red Cross T-shirt by mail, while supplies last. Those who come to give June 1-30 will receive a $5 Amazon.com gift card via email. Restrictions apply and more information is available at RedCrossBlood.org/Together.
Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows standards for safety and infection control, and additional precautions — including temperature checks, social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff — have been implemented. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive and are required to wear a face covering or mask while at the drive, in alignment with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention public guidance.
Blood drives are scheduled at the following locations:
SPRING HOPE
• June 10 — 3-7 p.m., Spring Hope Community Building, 104 Community St.
NASHVILLE
• May 30 — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nashville Town Hall council chambers, 114 W. Church St.
• June 22 — 3-7 p.m., Sandy Cross United Methodist Church, 3725 Sandy Cross Road.
ROCKY MOUNT
• June 2 — 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Environmental Services Building, 1221 Thorpe Road.
• June 3 — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Golden East Crossing Mall, 1100 N. Wesleyan Blvd.
• June 4 — 2:30-7 p.m., Lakeside Baptist Church, 1501 Sunset Ave.
• June 6 — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thorne’s Chapel Baptist Church, 1624 Windsor Drive.
• June 11 — Noon to 6 p.m., Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 S. Englewood Drive.
• June 12 — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Braswell Memorial Library, 727 N. Grace St.
• June 12 — 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 S. Englewood Drive.
• June 14 — 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Word Tabernacle Church, 821 Word Plaza.
• June 16 — 2-6 p.m., Parkwood Baptist Church, 1731 Hunter Hill Road.
• June 19 — 2-7 p.m.,Cornerstone Independent Baptist Church, 1481 Beechwood Drive.
• June 24 — 2:30-7 p.m., Rocky Mount Moose Lodge, 521 Country Club Road.
• June 24 — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Golden East Crossing Mall, 1100 N. Wesleyan Blvd.
TARBORO
• June 8 — 2:30-6:30 p.m., Sunset Church of God, 1709 Anaconda Road.
• June 25 — 12:30-5 p.m., Braswell Center Tarboro, 1500 Western Blvd.
SIMS
• June 23 — 2-6 p.m., Sims United Methodist Church, 6601 Wall St.
WILSON
• June 2 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 NW.
• June 4 — Noon to 6 p.m., Peace Baptist Church, 2838 Tilghman Road N.
• June 11 — 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., City of Wilson Charles Pittman Operations Center, 1800 Herring Ave.
• June 16 — 1-5 p.m., Novartis, 4700 Sandoz Drive.
• June 17 — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., West Nash United Methodist Church, 2200 Nash St. N.
• June 18 — 3-7 p.m., Connect Church, 4865 W. Nash St.
• June 20 — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Moose Lodge Wilson, 2705 Forest Hills Road.
• June 22 — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wilson County Agricultural Center, 1806 S. Goldsboro St.
• June 25 — Noon to 6 p.m., First Baptist Church of Wilson, 311 Nash St. NW.
• June 27 — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wilson Community Church, 2301 Montgomery Drive.
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