Red Cross Blood Drives Coming Up In Beaverton Area

BEAVERTON, OR — 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 Beaverton area in the next couple weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

• 3/24/2021: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Tektronix Fitness Center, 14053 SE Karl Braun Drive (Beaverton)
• 3/25/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Cedar Mill Rock Creek Center, 19180 NW West Union Road (Beaverton)
• 3/26/2021: 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Christ the King Lutheran Church, 11305 SW Bull Mountain Road (Tigard)
• 3/27/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Market of Choice, 250 NW Lost Springs Terrace (Portland)
• 3/27/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Big Al's Beaverton, 14950 SW Barrows Road (Beaverton)
• 3/31/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Columbia Sportswear, 14370 NW Science Park Drive (Portland)
• 3/31/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Baskin-Robbins, 18605 SW Farmington Road (Aloha)
• 4/1/2021: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Westside: A Jesus Church, 10500 SW Nimbus Avenue, Building "T" (Portland)
• 4/2/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lincoln Center, 10260 SW Greenburg Road (Tigard)
• 4/2/2021: 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Christ the King Lutheran Church, 11305 SW Bull Mountain Road (Tigard)
• 4/3/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Starbucks Evergreen Parkway Shopping Center, 18320 NW Evergreen Pkwy (Hillsboro)
• 4/3/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Montclair Terrace Apartment Homes, 4835 SW Oleson Road (Portland)
• 4/5/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sunset Presbyterian Church, 14986 NW Cornell Road (Portland)
• 4/7/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tektronix Fitness Center, 14053 SE Karl Braun Drive (Beaverton)
• 4/7/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Beaverton First United Methodist Church, 12555 SW 4th Street (Beaverton)

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.