How To Donate Blood In Willow Grove This Holiday Season

WILLOW GROVE, PA — Looking to make a difference this holiday season? Take advantage of one of the many blood drives happening throughout the area.

Seeing as busy schedules can be the number one thing hampering potential donors, the Red Cross has introduced a few new technologies designed to help out.

Per the Red Cross:

• RapidPass – Donors can complete their pre-donation reading and health history questions online to save about 15 minutes at their donation. In September, RapidPass became available on mobile devices, giving donors the ability to complete their RapidPass from a smartphone, tablet or computer.
• Blood Donor App – Through the Red Cross Blood Donor App, users can find local blood drives and donation centers, schedule an appointment, receive appointment reminders and keep track of total blood donations – all from the palm of their hand.
• Online appointment scheduling – Donors can conveniently schedule an appointment and find tips for a successful blood or platelet donation at redcrossblood.org.

“The Red Cross is thankful for the generosity of donors who help keep hospital shelves stocked with lifesaving blood products, but we know that the holiday activities that we cherish most can make it difficult for many regular donors to find a moment to donate this time of year,” said Alana Mauger, external communications manager, Penn Jersey Blood Services Region, in a statement. “We hope technologies like online appointment scheduling, the Blood Donor App and RapidPass will make it a little easier for donors to give more life for patients this holiday season.”

Here are upcoming opportunities nearby:

• 12/9/2017: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Willow Grove Moose Lodge No. 1101, 3 Woodlawn Road
• Willow Grove Donor Center at 31 Easton Road: Monday - Wednesday: 11:45 a.m.-6 p.m. (platelet pheresis); Thursday - Sunday: 7:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. (platelet pheresis)

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