Chance To Win Super Bowl Tickets By Donating Blood Near Columbus: Red Cross

COLUMBUS, OH — The American Red Cross is offering blood and plasma donors a chance to win tickets to the Super Bowl and a home theater package during January.

Blood donations typically wane during the holiday season, but the shortage is being compounded by the ongoing challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Red Cross.

People who give blood or plasma during January will automatically be entered to win two tickets to Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles, California. The package includes round-trip airfare, entry to the official NFL tailgate event and three-night hotel accommodations, plus a $500 gift card for other expenses.

Additionally, January donors will be entered for the chance to win a home theater package.

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.

• 12/21/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Polaris Fashion Place, 1540 Polaris Parkway (Columbus)
• 12/21/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Polaris Blood Donation Center, 1327 Cameron Avenue, Oak Creek Building (Lewis Center)
• 12/21/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Hilton Columbus Downtown, 401 N High Street (Columbus)
• 12/21/2021: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Westbelt Donor Center, 4327 Equity Dr (Columbus)
• 12/21/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 12/21/2021: 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Dublin Baptist Church, 7195 Coffman Rd. (Dublin)
• 12/21/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 12/21/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., St John's Lutheran Church, 3220 Columbus Street (Grove City)
• 12/21/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital, 7277 Smiths Mill Road (New Albany)
• 12/21/2021: 12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Grace Polaris Church, 8225 Worthington Galena Rd (Westerville)
• 12/22/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Polaris Blood Donation Center, 1327 Cameron Avenue, Oak Creek Building (Lewis Center)
• 12/22/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., American Red Cross, 995 E. Broad Street (Columbus)
• 12/22/2021: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Hyperion Materials & Technologies - Community Drive, 6325 Huntley Road (Columbus)
• 12/22/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Upper Arlington Public Library, 2800 Tremont Rd. (Columbus)
• 12/22/2021: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Westbelt Donor Center, 4327 Equity Dr (Columbus)
• 12/22/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 12/22/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Dublin Community Church, 81 W. Bridge St. (Dublin)
• 12/22/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 12/22/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Avenue (Grandview Heights)
• 12/22/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Grove City Elks Lodge No. 37, 2140 Sonora Drive (Grove City)
• 12/23/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Polaris Blood Donation Center, 1327 Cameron Avenue, Oak Creek Building (Lewis Center)
• 12/23/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., OhioHealth Pickerington Medical Campus, 1010 Refugee Road (Pickerington)
• 12/23/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., American Red Cross, 995 E. Broad Street (Columbus)
• 12/23/2021: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, 3535 Olentangy River Road, RED GARAGE AREA- 4TH Floor- Room CME& I (Columbus)
• 12/23/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 12/23/2021: 7:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 12/23/2021: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3500 Main Street (Hilliard)
• 12/24/2021: 7:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 12/24/2021: 7:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 12/26/2021: 7:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., Polaris Blood Donation Center, 1327 Cameron Avenue, Oak Creek Building (Lewis Center)
• 12/26/2021: 7:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 12/26/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., American Red Cross, 995 E. Broad Street (Columbus)
• 12/26/2021: 7:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 12/27/2021: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Polaris Blood Donation Center, 1327 Cameron Avenue, Oak Creek Building (Lewis Center)
• 12/27/2021: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 3924 Home Road (Powell)

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.