Red Cross in urgent need of blood, platelet donations

The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood and platelet donors to give now to ensure blood is available for medical treatments and emergencies during the holiday season.

Blood and platelet donations often decline during the holidays.

Regular donors are busy with holiday activities, and travel and severe winter weather may cause blood drive cancellations.

Donors are urged to give now to ensure that families don’t have to worry about the availability of blood this winter.

In thanks for helping meet the urgent need around the holidays, all those who come to donate blood or platelets now through Dec. 19 will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. 

Make an appointment to donate blood or platelets by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Upcoming blood donation opportunities from Nov. 26 through Dec. 19 are listed below: 

Liverpool Blood Donation Center

7359 Oswego Rd.

Liverpool, NY 13090

Monday & Wednesday: 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday: 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Cayuga County: 

Auburn

11/29/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Cayuga Community College Student Government Organization, 197 Franklin St.

12/14/2018: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Tyburn Academy, 17 Clymer St.

Cato

12/6/2018: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., IRA Fire Department, 12591 St. Rt. 176

Union Springs

12/12/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Union Springs Fire Department, 257 Cayuga St

Cortland County:

11/29/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., State University of New York, Neubig Road

11/30/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., State University of New York, Neubig Road

12/4/2018: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Cortland County Office Building, 60 Central Ave.

12/17/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., 42 Church Street

Madison County:

Brookfield

12/19/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 2416 Beaver Creek Rd.

Canastota

12/11/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Canastota Veterans of Foreign Wars, 3835 Canal Rd

Chittenango

12/4/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Chittenango Parks and Rec Bldg, 707 Legion Drive

12/5/2018: 12:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., St. Patrick’s Church, 1341 Murray Dr.

Hamilton

11/28/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Hamilton High School, West Kendrick Avenue

11/30/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Randallsville New Life Church, 1528 River Road

12/6/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., COOP, The Coop-O’Connor Campus Center, Oak Drive

Madison

12/13/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Madison High School, 7303 Route 20

Morrisville

12/5/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Morrisville Community Church, 3824 Swamp Rd.

Munnsville

11/26/2018: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Stockbridge Valley Central School, 6011 Williams Rd.

Oneida County

11/29/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Church on the Rock, 164 Madison Street

12/8/2018: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Walmart, 2024 Genesee St.

12/14/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St Paul’s United Methodist Church, 551 Sayles St.

12/18/2018: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., St. Joseph’s Church, 121 St. Joseph Pl.

12/18/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Oneida Community Blood Drive, 159 Main Street

12/19/2018: 7 a.m. – 12 p.m., The Gorman Foundation, 1081 Northside Shopping Center

Peterboro

12/13/2018: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Peterboro United Methodist Church, 5240 Pleasant Valley Rd.

Onondaga County

Baldwinsville

12/10/2018: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Baldwinsville Adventist Church, 8255 Willett Parkway

Brewerton

12/12/2018: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Brewerton United Methodist Church Community Center, 5395 Orangeport Rd.

Bridgeport

12/7/2018: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi, 7820 Bridgeport Minoa Rd

Camillus

12/17/2018: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., St Michaels Lutheran Church, 5108 West Genesee Street

Cicero

11/26/2018: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., American Legion Post 787, 5575 Legionnaire Drive

East Syracuse

11/27/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Kinney Drugs-KPH Health Care Services, 6333 Route 298, Suite 305

11/28/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Berkshire Bank, 6611 Manlius Center

11/29/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., INFICON, 2 Technology Place

11/30/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Simon – Parise VFW Post 9596, 6996 E. Taft Road

12/7/2018: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, 5823 Widewaters Parkway

12/13/2018: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., 5000 Brittonfield Parkway, 5000 Brittonfield Parkway

Fayetteville

11/27/2018: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Northeast Medical Center, 4000 Medical Center Drive

12/1/2018: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Church of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Salt Springs Rd

12/12/2018: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard St

Jamesville

12/7/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Jamesville Fire Department, 6661 E. Seneca Turnpike

La Fayette

12/18/2018: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., LaFayette Fire Departnent 2444 US Route 11

Liverpool

11/27/2018: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Liverpool Elks Lodge BPOE 2348, Corner Rt. 370 & Hayes Rd

12/7/2018: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Moyers Corners Fire Department St 2, 7697 Morgan Rd

Nedrow

12/15/2018: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Nedrow Fire Dept, 6505 South Salina St

North Syracuse

11/29/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Luther Memorial Church, 435 S. Main St.

Syracuse

11/27/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., White Hall, Syracuse University, White Hall

11/30/2018: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse, 109 Waring Rd.

12/3/2018: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Crouse Hospital, 736 Irving Ave

12/3/2018: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Natur-Tyme, 3160 Erie Blvd. East

12/4/2018: 7 a.m. – 1 p.m., Crouse Hospital, 736 Irving Ave

12/4/2018: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Oncenter Complex War Memorial, 800 South State Street

12/5/2018: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Crouse Hospital, 736 Irving Ave

12/6/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Town of Onondaga, 5020 Ball Road

12/6/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., SU Schine Student Center, Waverly Ave.

12/8/2018: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Destiny USA, 9090 Destiny USA Drive

12/8/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Erwin First United Methodist Church, 920 Euclid Ave

12/10/2018: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Drumlins, 800 Nottingham Rd.

12/12/2018: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University

Tully

12/8/2018: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., St Leo’s Catholic Church, 10 Onondaga Street

Oswego County

Central Square

11/26/2018: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., American Legion Post 915, 3301 Fulton Avenue

Fulton

12/1/2018: 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church of Fulton, 1408 St Rt 176

12/5/2018: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Believers Chapel, 614 South 4th Street (Route 481)

12/19/2018: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Price Chopper- Fulton, 12 West First St.

Hannibal

11/29/2018: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Kenney Middle School, 846 Cayuga St.

12/5/2018: 8:15 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Hannibal High School, 928 Cayuga Street

Hastings

11/29/2018: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Hastings Veterans of Foreign Wars 8823, County Route 45

Mexico

12/1/2018: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Mexico VFW, 5930 State RT 3

Oswego

12/4/2018: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Walmart Oswego, 341 RT 104

12/12/2018: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Oswego Harbor Festival, 41 Lake St.

12/17/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Oswego Hospital, 110 West Sixth St

12/17/2018: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Oswego Hospital, 110 West Sixth St

12/19/2018: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Oswego Elks Lodge 271, 132 W 5th St