Blood Drive

Fitchburg Community Blood Drive

Schedule Your Blood Donation Appointment Today

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Additional Information

• The Red Cross has a Blood Donor Rewards program. All donors automatically earn points when they come to give. Donors can redeem points any time of year to receive e-gift cards or save them to redeem and claim an exclusive Red Cross merchandise item in the next calendar year. Learn more at RedCrossBlood.org/Rewards.  

• The Red Cross must collect about 13,000 blood donations every day for patients in need.
• Volunteer donors are the only source of blood and platelets for those in need of transfusions.
• Blood is needed for accident victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease.
• Eligible donors with types O, B negative or A negative blood are encouraged to make a Power Red donation at this blood drive.
  • Power Red donors give a concentrated dose of red blood cells during a single donation, allowing them to maximize their impact. During this type of donation, red blood cells are separated from other blood components, and the plasma and platelets are safely and comfortably returned to the donor.
  • Type O negative is the universal blood type and what emergency personnel reach for in trauma situations when there isn’t time to determine a patient’s blood type.
  • Type O positive is the most transfused blood type and can be transfused to Rh-positive patients of any blood type.
  • Types A negative and B negative can be transfused to Rh-positive or negative patients.

• Save time by using RapidPass® to complete your pre-donation reading and health history online before you come to your appointment. Get started at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or by using the Blood Donor App.
• For detailed donor eligibility questions, please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org.