Blood Donors Needed In Gwinnett Area: Red Cross Drives Coming Up Soon

GWINNETT, GA — The need for local blood donations remains high as the pandemic has challenged the nation’s blood supply.

All blood types are needed, especially type O to refuel the country’s blood stockpile.

In most states, donors need to be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in generally good health; some states allow 16-year-olds to donate with parental consent. Donors 18 years old and younger need to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Red Cross blood drives follow coronavirus safety protocols including temperature screening, social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff.

Here are the Red Cross blood drives coming up in the Gwinnett area in the next couple weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

• 4/9/2021: 9:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/9/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Grayson City Hall, 475 Grayson Parkway (Grayson)
• 4/9/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., The Fountain Church, 1985 Old Fountain Road (Lawrenceville)
• 4/10/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/10/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Edgewater Subdivision, 2301 Ashbourne Drive (Lawrenceville)
• 4/11/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/12/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/12/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Gwinnett Church - Sugar Hill, 300 Peachtree Industrial Blvd (Sugar Hill)
• 4/12/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Corinth Christian Church, 1635 Hwy 81 SW (Loganville)
• 4/13/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/13/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners, 475 Technology Pkwy NW (Peachtree Corners)
• 4/13/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Gwinnett Church - Sugar Hill, 300 Peachtree Industrial Blvd (Sugar Hill)
• 4/13/2021: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., City of Sugar Hill - E Center, 5009 West Broad Street (Sugar Hill)
• 4/14/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Perry Rainey Center, 16 College Street (Auburn)
• 4/14/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/14/2021: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Duluth First United Methodist Church, 3208 Hwy 120 (Duluth)
• 4/14/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Grayson City Hall, 475 Grayson Parkway (Grayson)
• 4/15/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/15/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Christ The King Lutheran Church, 5575 Peachtree Parkway (Norcross)
• 4/16/2021: 9:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/17/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/18/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/18/2021: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Lakeland Baptist Church, 4667 Thompson Mill Road (Buford)
• 4/19/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/20/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/21/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/22/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/23/2021: 9:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/23/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Loganville First United Methodist Church, 221 Main Street (Loganville)

Editor's note: This list was automatically generated using data compiled by the American Red Cross. The local blood drives included in the list are limited to those at the time the Red Cross data was pulled. Please visit RedCrossBlood.org for the most current listing of drives. Please report any errors or other feedback to content@patch.com. Know of another blood drive coming up in your area? You can add it to the Patch calendar using this form.

Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive. Appointments can be made via the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, online or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS.

The Red Cross is testing all donations for COVID-19 antibodies. The antibodies may indicate a person's immune system developed antibodies in response to a coronavirus infection or a vaccine. Plasma from whole blood donations that tests positive for high levels of COVID-19 antibodies may be used in convalescent plasma treatments for coronavirus patients.

COVID-19 antibody test results will be available to donors within two weeks in the Red Cross Blood Donor App or donor portal. A positive antibody test result does not confirm infection or immunity, according to the Red Cross.