Greensboro Area Red Cross Blood Drives Coming Up Soon

GREENSBORO, NC — 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 Greensboro area in the next couple weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

• 4/9/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/9/2021: 12 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Senior Resources of Guilford, 1401 Benjamin Pkwy Greensboro (Greensboro)
• 4/10/2021: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Colfax, 8934 W Market Street (Colfax)
• 4/10/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/11/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/12/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/12/2021: 2:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Morehead United Methodist Church, 3214 Horse Pen Creek Road (Greensboro)
• 4/12/2021: 2:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Liberty Wesleyan Church, 15303 HWY 158 West (Summerfield)
• 4/13/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/14/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/14/2021: 1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Mercy Hill Church, 7616 Business Park Drive (Greensboro)
• 4/14/2021: 12 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Ragsdale High School, 1000 Lucy Ragsdale Drive (Jamestown)
• 4/15/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/15/2021: 12 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Embassy Suites Greensboro, 204 Centreport Drive (Greensboro)
• 4/15/2021: 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Spears Family YMCA, 3216 Horse Pen Creek Road (Greensboro)
• 4/16/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/16/2021: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., W. Market Street United Methodist Church, 302 W. Market Street (Greensboro)
• 4/16/2021: 12 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Greensboro Medical Associates, 1511 Westover Terrace, Suite 201 (Greensboro)
• 4/17/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/18/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/19/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/19/2021: 12 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Ebenezer Lutheran Church Greensboro, 310 S Tremont Ave (Greensboro)
• 4/20/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/21/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/22/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/23/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 4/23/2021: 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., St Pius X Catholic Church, 2210 N Elm St (Greensboro)
• 4/23/2021: 2 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., St Pius X Catholic Church, 2210 N Elm St (Greensboro)

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.