Donors Needed: Upcoming Blood Drives in Alameda County

The American Red Cross urges eligible blood donors to roll up a sleeve and give to help prevent a summer blood shortage. 

Blood donors with types O negative, B negative and A negative are especially needed.

The Red Cross is seeing fewer appointments at its blood donation centers and blood drives this summer than what is needed to ensure blood and platelets continue to be available for patients. 

During the summer months of June, July and August, on average, about two fewer donors make an appointment to give blood at each Red Cross blood drive than what patients need. This can add up to more than 100,000 fewer donations during the summer.

Blood and platelet donations are needed every day for patients with many serious medical conditions. Accident and burn victims, heart surgery patients, organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease may all need blood.

To learn more and make an appointment to donate blood, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS.

Blood drives in Alameda County: 

• 7/18/2014: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Glad Tidings Church, 1027 Tennyson Rd., Hayward
• 7/18/2014: 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Asbury United Methodist Church, 4743 East Avenue, Livermore
• 7/22/2014: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM: WORKDAY, 6160 Stoneridge Mall Rd., Pleasanton
• 7/22/2014: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hayward, 26101 Gading Rd., Hayward
• 7/23/2014: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM: University of California Open, American Red Cross Bus, Bancroft at College, Berkeley
• 7/23/2014: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Interstake Center, 4770 Lincoln Ave., Oakland
• 7/25/2014: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM: ST. ANDREWS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 2624 West St., Oakland
• 7/26/2014: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pleasanton, 6100 Paseo Santa Cruz , Pleasanton
• 7/26/2014: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, San Lorenzo, 859 Grant Ave., San Lorenzo
• 7/26/2014: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Saint Barnabas, 1400 Sixth Street, Alameda
• 7/31/2014: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: City Serve's Compassion Network, 39155 Liberty St. Ste. #H800, Fremont

—Information submitted by American Red Cross