Blood Donations Needed In Columbus Area: Red Cross Drives Coming Up Soon

COLUMBUS, OH — The Red Cross is asking people to make a blood donation during the holiday season.

The country's blood supply is at its lowest level in a decade for this time of the year, according to the Red Cross. At least 10,000 donations are needed per week for the next several weeks to meet demand.

People who give blood or plasma between Nov. 29 and Dec. 16 will be entered for a chance to win a private screening of The Matrix Resurrections. The winner plus 50 friends will be able to see the movie in a theater, plus the Red Cross will give the winner a $750 gift card for concessions.

Those who donate between Nov. 29 and Dec. 16 will receive a $10 Amazon.com gift card.

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

• 11/23/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Polaris Blood Donation Center, 1327 Cameron Avenue, Oak Creek Building (Lewis Center)
• 11/23/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 11/23/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Dublin Community Recreation Center, 5600 Post Road (Dublin)
• 11/23/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 11/23/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., St John's Lutheran Church, 3220 Columbus Street (Grove City)
• 11/23/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Church of The Resurrection, 6300 East Dublin Granville Road (New Albany)
• 11/23/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Upper Arlington City Bldg, 3600 Tremont Road (Upper Arlington)
• 11/23/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., St. Ann's, 500 S. Cleveland Avenue (Westerville)
• 11/23/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Westerville Christian Church, 471 E College Avenue (Westerville)
• 11/24/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Polaris Fashion Place, 1540 Polaris Parkway (Columbus)
• 11/24/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Polaris Blood Donation Center, 1327 Cameron Avenue, Oak Creek Building (Lewis Center)
• 11/24/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Main Hospital, 111 S. Grant Street (Columbus)
• 11/24/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., American Red Cross, 995 E. Broad Street (Columbus)
• 11/24/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 11/24/2021: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Dublin Community Church, 81 W. Bridge St. (Dublin)
• 11/24/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Gahanna John E. Bickley YMCA, 555 YMCA Place (Gahanna)
• 11/24/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 11/24/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital, 7277 Smiths Mill Road (New Albany)
• 11/25/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 11/25/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 11/26/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., OhioHealth Pickerington Medical Campus, 1010 Refugee Road (Pickerington)
• 11/26/2021: 7:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 11/26/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Bexley Public Library, 2411 E Main St (Columbus)
• 11/26/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Whetstone Library, 3909 N. High Street (Columbus)
• 11/26/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Dublin Community Church, 81 W. Bridge St. (Dublin)
• 11/26/2021: 7:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 11/26/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Hilliard Public Library, 4500 Hickory Chase Way (Hilliard)
• 11/26/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State Street (Westerville)
• 11/27/2021: 7:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., Polaris Blood Donation Center, 1327 Cameron Avenue, Oak Creek Building (Lewis Center)
• 11/27/2021: 7:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 11/27/2021: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Westbelt Blood Donation Center, 4327 Equity Drive (Columbus)
• 11/27/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., American Red Cross, 995 E. Broad Street (Columbus)
• 11/27/2021: 7:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 11/27/2021: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Mount Carmel Grove City, 5300 North Meadows Drive (Grove City)
• 11/28/2021: 7:15 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Polaris Blood Donation Center, 1327 Cameron Avenue, Oak Creek Building (Lewis Center)

Click here to see more Red Cross blood drives in the Columbus 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.