Gwinnett Area Red Cross Blood Drives Coming Up Soon

GWINNETT, GA — The coronavirus pandemic has put many things on hold for the past year, but the need for local blood donations hasn’t ebbed.

The pandemic, combined with severe weather in much of the country, has challenged the nation's blood supply. All blood types are needed, especially type O.

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.

• 3/24/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Lilburn Activity Bldg (LAB), 788 Hillcrest Road (Lilburn)
• 3/24/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 3/24/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Mountain Park Community, 1405 Rockbridge Road (Stone Mountain)
• 3/25/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Gwinnett County Employees, 75 Langley Drive (Lawrenceville)
• 3/25/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 3/26/2021: 9:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 3/26/2021: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Grayson United Methodist Church, 555 Grayson Parkway (Grayson)
• 3/26/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Loganville First United Methodist Church, 221 Main Street (Loganville)
• 3/27/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 3/28/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 3/29/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Atlanta Marriott Peachtree Corners, 475 Technology Pkwy NW (Peachtree Corners)
• 3/29/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 3/30/2021: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., City of Lawrenceville Public Works, 435 West Pike Street (Lawrenceville)
• 3/30/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 3/31/2021: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., City of Tucker Parks and Recreation, 4898 Lavista Rd (Tucker)
• 3/31/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 3/31/2021: 2:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., City of Tucker Parks and Recreation, 4898 Lavista Rd (Tucker)
• 4/1/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Forest Fleming Arena, 3037 Pleasant Valley Dr (Atlanta)
• 4/1/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/2/2021: 9:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/2/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Christ the Lord Lutheran Church, 1001 Duluth Hwy (Lawrenceville)
• 4/2/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Bogan Park Community Recreation Center, 2723 North Bogan NE Road (Buford)
• 4/2/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 2342 Oak Road (Snellville)
• 4/3/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/3/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Berkeley Lake, 4043 S Berkeley Lake Road NW (Duluth)
• 4/4/2021: 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/5/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/5/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Harmony Grove United Methodist Church, 50 Harmony Grove Road (Lilburn)
• 4/6/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Peachtree Corners Baptist Church, 4480 Peachtree Corners Circle (Norcross)
• 4/6/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)
• 4/7/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Studio 87 Yoga, 87 S. Peachtree St (Norcross)
• 4/7/2021: 12:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Pkwy, Suite 500 (Duluth)

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 in the Red Cross data. 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.