Williamson County Chamber: Red Cross: Donors Needed Now To Address Historically Low Blood Supply 

Franklin TN

07 December, 2021

8:30 PM

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Press release from Williamson County Chamber: 2021-12-07 Media contact: Sherri McKinney, 615-425-6679  RedCrossBlood.org    Red Cross: Donors needed now to address historically low blood supply  Limited-edition long-sleeved T-shirts for those who come to give around holidays    NASHVILLE, Tenn., (Dec. 7, 2021) – Nearly two years into the pandemic, everyone has earned a holiday break with their family and friends. But as the nation gathers again for celebrations this season, the American Red Cross, which provides 40% of the country's blood, is facing historically low blood supply levels.     Busy holiday schedules, breaks from school and winter weather all contribute to a drop in blood and platelet donations this time of year. Those factors, combined with the ongoing challenges of COVID-19, make it vital for donors to make an appointment to give as soon as possible. If more donors don't come forward to give blood, some patients requiring a transfusion may potentially face delays in care.     Donors are urged to schedule an appointment now by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). There is no blood donation waiting period for those who have received a flu shot or a Moderna, Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine or booster, so long as they are symptom-free.       To encourage donors to help address the historically low blood supply this holiday season, all who come to give Dec. 17-Jan. 2 will receive an exclusive Red Cross long-sleeved T-shirt, while supplies last.    Blood drive safety   Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions – including face masks for donors and staff, regardless of vaccination status – have been implemented to help protect the health of all those in attendance. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive.     Upcoming blood donation opportunities Dec. 17-Jan. 2    KENTUCKY     Christian County     Fort Campbell  12/21/2021: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Blanchfield Army Hospital, 650 Joel Drive  _______________  Marshall County     Benton  12/28/2021: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Marshall County Sheriff's Office, 52 Judicial Drive     Calvert City  12/29/2021: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Calvert City Church of Christ, 4625 US Highway 62     Hardin  12/20/2021: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Hardin Baptist Church, 218 College Street  _______________  Warren County     Bowling Green  12/17/2021: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace  12/22/2021: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace  12/23/2021: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace  12/23/2021: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 1601 Westen St  12/29/2021: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace  12/31/2021: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace     TENNESSEE  Benton County     Camden  12/17/2021: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 104 Church Street  _______________  Clay County     Celina  12/22/2021: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Celina Community Center, 145 Cordell Hull Drive  _______________  Davidson County     Goodlettsville  12/28/2021: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., First Baptist Church, 613 South Main Street     Hermitage  12/21/2021: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Metro Police-Hermitage, 3701 James Kay Lane  1/2/2022: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., Hermitage Hills Baptist Church, 3475 Lebanon Pike     Nashville  12/17/2021: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  12/18/2021: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  12/19/2021: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  12/20/2021: 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  12/20/2021: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue  12/21/2021: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave  12/21/2021: 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  12/22/2021: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  12/23/2021: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Vanderbilt Health 100 Oaks, 719 Thompson Lane  12/23/2021: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  12/24/2021: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  12/26/2021: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  12/27/2021: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., The Inn at Opryland, 2401 Music Valley Drive  12/27/2021: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall 2215 Garland Ave  12/27/2021: 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  12/28/2021: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Ford Ice Center Bellevue, 7638 B Highway 70 S  12/28/2021: 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  12/28/2021: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Light Hall, 2215 Garland Ave.  12/29/2021: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  12/29/2021: 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Brentwood Hills Church of Christ, 5120 Franklin Pike  12/30/2021: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  12/31/2021: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  1/1/2022: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  1/2/2022: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Nashville Blood Donation Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave  _______________  Dickson County     Burns  12/22/2021: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Burns Church of Christ, 2718 Church Street     Dickson  12/22/2021: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., YMCA Dickson, 301 Henslee Drive  12/28/2021: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Doug Varner State Farm, 185 Beasley Drive  12/30/2021: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Tennsco Community Center, 115 Tennsco Drive  _______________  Franklin County     Winchester  12/30/2021: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Winchester Church of Christ, 1230 South College Street  _______________  Lawrence County     Lawrenceburg  12/20/2021: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 212 Waterloo Street  _______________  Macon County     Lafayette  12/28/2021: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Lafayette United Methodist Church PREDS, 506 Bratton Ave  _______________  Marshall County     Chapel Hill  12/22/2021: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Chapel Hill UMC, 316 North Horton Parkway  _______________  Maury County     Columbia  12/23/2021: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., American Legion Post 19, 812 Nashville Highway, Hwy 31 North  12/29/2021: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., American Legion Post 19, 812 Nashville Highway, Hwy 31 North     Spring Hill  12/20/2021: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., UAW- Local 1853, 125 Stephen P Yokich Pkwy  _______________  Montgomery County     Clarksville  12/20/2021: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street  12/21/2021: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Governor's Square Mall, 2801 Wilma Rudolph Blvd  12/22/2021: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street  12/23/2021: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Appleton Harley Davidson, 2501 Hwy 41A Bypass  12/27/2021: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Clarksville American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street  12/29/2021: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Clarksville American Red Cross, 1760 Madison Street  _______________  Overton County     Livingston  12/23/2021: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Livingston Overton Chamber, 222 East Main Street  _______________  Perry County     Linden  12/21/2021: 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 138 West Main Street  _______________  Robertson County     Ridgetop  12/30/2021: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Ridgetop First Baptist Church, 1757 Highway 41 South  _______________  Rutherford County     Murfreesboro  12/17/2021: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.  12/18/2021: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.  12/19/2021: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.  12/20/2021: 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.  12/21/2021: 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.  12/23/2021: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.  12/24/2021: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.  12/26/2021: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.  12/27/2021: 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.  12/28/2021: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Nashville Predators World Outreach Church, 1921 New Salem Highway  12/28/2021: 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.  12/30/2021: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.  12/31/2021: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.  1/1/2022: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.  1/2/2022: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Murfreesboro Blood Donation Center, 501 Memorial Blvd.  _______________    Sumner County     Gallatin  12/20/2021: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Kroger, 845 Nashville Place  12/27/2021: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sumner Station, 225 Big Station Camp Blvd  12/29/2021: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sumner Regional Medical Center, 555 Hartsville Pike  12/30/2021: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sumner Regional Medical Center, 555 Hartsville Pike     Hendersonville  12/27/2021: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Hendersonville Community Church, 381 West Main  _______________    Trousdale County     Hartsville  12/20/2021: 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Hartsville Community Center, 303 Main Street  _______________    Williamson County     Brentwood  12/17/2021: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Way  12/22/2021: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.  12/23/2021: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.  12/27/2021: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.  12/28/2021: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Way  12/29/2021: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., Brentwood Library, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.  12/30/2021: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., City of Brentwood, Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd.   _______________    Franklin County    12/17/2021: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Westhaven Community, 401 Cheltenham Avenue  12/23/2021: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100  12/29/2021: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Nashville Predators Galleria, 1800 Galleria Blvd., Suite 2075  12/30/2021: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Natchez Trace American Red Cross Chapter, 129 West Fowlkes St, Ste 100     Thompsons Station  12/22/2021: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Kroger Marketplace, 4726 Traders Way  _______________    Wilson County     Lebanon  12/21/2021: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., East/West Building, 945 E Baddour Parkway  12/27/2021: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 1655 Main Street     Mount Juliet  12/27/2021: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Courtyard by Marriott, 1980 Providence Parkway  12/29/2021: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Mount Juliet Community Center, 1075 Charlie Daniels Parkway    Save time during donation   Donors can also save up to 15 minutes at the blood drive by completing a RapidPass®. With RapidPass®, donors complete the pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of donation, from a mobile device or computer. To complete a RapidPass®, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Red Cross Blood Donor App.  To donate blood, individuals need to bring a blood donor card or driver's license or two other forms of identification that are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also must meet certain height and weight requirements.    Health insights for donors   At a time when health information has never been more important, the Red Cross is screening all blood, platelet and plasma donations from self-identified African American donors for the sickle cell trait. This additional screening will provide Black donors with an additional health insight and help the Red Cross identify compatible blood types more quickly to help patients with sickle cell disease who require trait-negative blood. Blood transfusion is an essential treatment for those with sickle cell disease, and blood donations from individuals of the same race, ethnicity and blood type have a unique ability to help patients fighting sickle cell disease.        Donors can expect to receive sickle cell trait screening results, if applicable, within one to two weeks through the Red Cross Blood Donor App and the online donor portal at RedCrossBlood.org.      About the American Red Cross  The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.      ###    This press release was produced by Williamson County Chamber. The views expressed here are the author's own.