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

GREENSBORO, NC — The coronavirus pandemic has put a damper on Red Cross blood donations at a time when the country needs to significantly boost its blood supply.

The donation supply for certain blood types dwindled to less than a day's supply in recent weeks, according to the Red Cross.

Fall is typically a time when the Red Cross and other blood donation organizations replenish the country's blood supply.

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

• 10/21/2021: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Keystone Homes, 3708 Alliance Drive (Greensboro)
• 10/21/2021: 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Pinnacle Financial Partners Greensboro, 707 Green Valley Road (Greensboro)
• 10/21/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 10/22/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 10/23/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 10/23/2021: 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship, 1451 S Elm-Eugene Street (Greensboro)
• 10/24/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church, 410 Holden Road (Greensboro)
• 10/24/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 10/25/2021: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Bryan Family YMCA, 501 W. Market Street (Greensboro)
• 10/25/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 10/26/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 10/26/2021: 2 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Community in Christ Presbyterian, 5401 Liberty Rd (Greensboro)
• 10/26/2021: 3:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Rehobeth United Methodist Church, 4475 Rehobeth Church Road (Greensboro)
• 10/27/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 10/27/2021: 2 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church Greensboro, 2300 West Friendly Avenue (Greensboro)
• 10/27/2021: 2:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Jamestown Presbyterian Church, 1804 Guilford College Road (Jamestown)
• 10/28/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 10/28/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Alamance Presbyterian Church, 4000 Presbyterian Church Road (Greensboro)
• 10/29/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 10/29/2021: 2 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Centre Friends Meeting, 325 NC Hwy 62 E (Greensboro)
• 10/29/2021: 2 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Friendly Hills Church, 1450 Guilford College Rd. (Jamestown)
• 10/30/2021: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Colfax, 8934 W Market Street (Colfax)
• 10/30/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 10/31/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 11/1/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 11/1/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Henson Forest Subdivision, 7520 Henson Forest Dr (Summerfield)
• 11/2/2021: 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 2715 Horse Pen Creek Rd. (Greensboro)
• 11/2/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 11/3/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 11/3/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., PPG Industrial Coatings, 109 P P G Road (Greensboro)
• 11/4/2021: 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 11/5/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)
• 11/5/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Greensboro Day School, 5401 Lawndale Drive (Greensboro)
• 11/5/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Guilford College United Methodist Church, 1205 Fleming Road (Greensboro)
• 11/6/2021: 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m., Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street (Greensboro)

Click here to see more Red Cross blood drives in the Greensboro area, or search for others nearby.

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.

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.

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.