Blood Donors Needed To Keep Supply Strong Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Now more than ever, The American Red Cross needs healthy individuals to step up and help patients experiencing health crises by donating blood or platelets.

How To Help

Healthy individuals who are feeling well are asked to make an appointment to donate this May by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App , visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. 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.

Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions – including social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff – have been implemented to safeguard donors, volunteers and employees.

The Red Cross is also looking for blood drive hosts to help ensure a stable blood supply. Learn more and sign up to sponsor a drive by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/HostADrive

 

 

Drive Locations

The following list shows all American Red Cross drive locations in the Merrimack Valley.

Andover

5/19/2020, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Saint Augustine Church, 35 Essex Street

Haverhill

5/15/2020, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Haverhill Elks Lodge, 24 Summer Street

Methuen

5/20/2020, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 462 Broadway

5/26/2020, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 462 Broadway

5/27/2020, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 462 Broadway

Newburyport

5/22/2020, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Elks Lodge, 25 Low Street

Lexington

5/27/2020, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 177 Bedford Street

5/28/2020, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Lexington Community Center, 39 Marrett Rd

Lowell

5/20/2020, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Transfiguration Outreach Center/Club Lafayette, 465 Fletcher St

North Chelmsford

5/22/2020, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Chelmsford American Legion, 90 Groton Road

North Reading

5/27/2020, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., North Reading Moose, 140 North Street

Reading

5/16/2020, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Good Samaritan Lodge, AF & AM, 110 Haven Street

5/27/2020, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Good Samaritan Lodge, AF & AM, 110 Haven Street

Tewksbury

5/28/2020, 1:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., Masonic Hall, 70 Victor Drive