Windsor Residents Encouraged to Donate Blood During Liver Awareness Month

The American Red Cross is encouraging all eligible donors to give blood to support patients undergoing liver and other types of transplants during During Liver Awareness Month in October.

According to a release, liver transplants are the second most common type of transplant in the U.S.A. A single transplant patient could use over 30 units of blood products. There’s an urgent need for O-, A-, B- and AB donors.

Not sure if you’re eligible to donate blood? Check out the requirements below.

Blood donors must:

• Be in good general health and feeling well*
• Be at least 17-years-old in most states, or 16-years-old with parental consent if allowed by state law – see more information for 16-year-old donors »
• Weigh at least 110 lbs.
  Additional weight requirements apply for donors 18-years-old and younger and all high school donors. Click here for weight requirements for young donors.

* Note: Healthy means that you feel well and can perform normal activities. If you have a chronic condition such as diabetes, healthy also means that you are being treated and the condition is under control. If you are not feeling well on the day of your donation, please contact us to reschedule.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities in Fairfield County:

Danbury

• 10/10/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Danbury Church of Christ, 90 Clapboard Ridge Road
• 10/15/2015: 11:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Union Savings Bank, 225 Main Street
• 10/16/2015: 11:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Danbury Hospital RSM, Hospital Avenue

Easton

• 10/11/2015: 7:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., Covenant Church of Easton, 1 Sport Hill Road

Fairfield

• 10/2/2015: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Sportsplex at Fairfield, 85 Mill Plain Road, Building J
• 10/6/2015: 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Avenue
• 10/6/2015: 1:45 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Avenue
• 10/14/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, 1229 Post Road

Monroe

• 10/3/2015: 8 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Monroe Senior Center, 235 Cutlers Farm Road

Norwalk

• 10/1/2015: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., American Red Cross Fairfield County Blood Donation Center, 596 Westport Ave.
• 10/3/2015: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., American Red Cross Fairfield County Blood Donation Center, 596 Westport Avenue
• 10/3/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Soundview Medical Associates, 761 Main Avenue (Route 7), Suite 201
• 10/6/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Norwalk Hospital, Maple Street
• 10/6/2015: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., American Red Cross Fairfield County Blood Donation Center, 596 Westport Ave.
• 10/8/2015: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., American Red Cross Fairfield County Blood Donation Center, 596 Westport Ave.
• 10/10/2015: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., American Red Cross Fairfield County Blood Donation Center, 596 Westport Avenue
• 10/13/2015: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., American Red Cross Fairfield County Blood Donation Center, 596 Westport Ave.
• 10/15/2015: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., American Red Cross Fairfield County Blood Donation Center, 596 Westport Ave.
• 10/17/2015: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., American Red Cross Fairfield County Blood Donation Center, 596 Westport Avenue

Old Greenwich

• 10/3/2015: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 108 Sound Beach Avenue

Shelton

• 10/2/2015: 1 p.m. - 6:15 p.m., Shelton Community Center, 41 Church Street
• 10/12/2015: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., R.D. Scinto Towers, 2 Corporate Drive

Stamford

• 10/10/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Tully Health Center, 32 Strawberry Hill Court
• 10/17/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., St Cecilia Catholic Church, 1184 Newfield Ave.

Stratford

• 10/8/2015: 1 p.m. - 6:15 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 2252 Main Street

Trumbull

• 10/15/2015: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Middlebrook Farms of Trumbull, 2750 Reservoir Avenue

Upcoming blood donation opportunities in New Haven County:

Branford

• 10/15/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Branford Hall Career Institute, One Summit Place

Cheshire

• 10/5/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Cheshire Academy, 10 Main Street

Derby

• 10/16/2015: 7:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., Griffin Hospital, 130 Division Street

East Haven

• 10/7/2015: 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., East Haven High School, 35 Wheelbarrow Lane

Milford

• 10/5/2015: 1 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Elks Club, 124 New Haven Avenue
• 10/7/2015: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., St Agnes, 400 Merwrin Ave

Naugatuck

• 10/16/2015: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., DaSilvas Auto, 275 Rubber Ave

New Haven

• 10/2/2015: 12:15 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Red Cross New Haven Chapter House, 703 Whitney Avenue
• 10/6/2015: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m., Yale New Haven Hospital, 20 York Street
• 10/6/2015: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Yale New Haven Hospital, 20 York Street
• 10/9/2015: 12:15 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Red Cross New Haven Chapter House, 703 Whitney Avenue
• 10/16/2015: 12:15 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Red Cross New Haven Chapter House, 703 Whitney Avenue

Northford

• 10/3/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Northford Community Center, 1332 Middletown Ave

Orange

• 10/14/2015: 11:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., TGI Fridays, 348 Boston Post Road

Oxford

• 10/10/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Oxford Senior Center, 10 Old Church Road

Prospect

• 10/16/2015: 8:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Prospect Firehouse, 26 New Haven Road
• 10/16/2015: 1:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Prospect Firehouse, 26 New Haven Road
• 10/16/2015: 1:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Prospect Firehouse, 26 New Haven Road

Wallingford

• 10/1/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6 p.m., Villa Capri, 906 North Colony Road
• 10/12/2015: 10 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., Connecticut Hospital Association, 110 Barnes Road

West Haven

• 10/4/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., West Haven Fire Headquarters, 366 Elm Street

Upcoming blood donation opportunities in Litchfield County:

Litchfield

• 10/6/2015: 1:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Litchfield Community Center, Rt 202

New Milford

• 10/14/2015: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., VFW New Milford, 11 Avery Rd.

Torrington

• 10/1/2015: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., St. Peter Church, 109 East Main St.

Winsted

• 10/12/2015: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Park Place East/Route 8

Woodbury

• 10/10/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Woodbury Senior Center, 265 Main Street

About the American Red Cross

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports 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 perform its mission. For more information, please visitredcross.org or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.

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