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

COLUMBUS, OH — The American Red Cross blood donation supply is critically low, and the organization is asking people to strongly consider donating in the new year. The organization is offering blood and plasma donors the chance to win tickets to the Super Bowl and a home theater package.

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.

• 1/7/2022: 7:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 1/7/2022: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Elford Construction Services, 1200 Dublin Road (Columbus)
• 1/7/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Dublin Community Church, 81 W. Bridge St. (Dublin)
• 1/7/2022: 7:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 1/7/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Grove City Kingston Center Community Drive, 3226 Kingston Avenue (Grove City)
• 1/7/2022: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Westerville Public Library, 126 S. State Street (Westerville)
• 1/8/2022: 7:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Polaris Blood Donation Center, 1327 Cameron Avenue, Oak Creek Building (Lewis Center)
• 1/8/2022: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Saint John XXIII Parish, 5170 Winchester Southern Road NW (Canal Winchester)
• 1/8/2022: 7:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 1/8/2022: 7:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 1/8/2022: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Bethel Lutheran, 4501 Hoover Road (Grove City)
• 1/9/2022: 7:15 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Polaris Blood Donation Center, 1327 Cameron Avenue, Oak Creek Building (Lewis Center)
• 1/9/2022: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Epiphany Lutheran Church, 268 Hill Road (Pickerington)
• 1/9/2022: 7:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 1/9/2022: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Christ the King-Columbus, 2777 E. Livingston Ave (Columbus)
• 1/9/2022: 7:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 1/10/2022: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Polaris Blood Donation Center, 1327 Cameron Avenue, Oak Creek Building (Lewis Center)
• 1/10/2022: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 1/10/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Dublin Community Church, 81 W. Bridge St. (Dublin)
• 1/10/2022: 12:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 1/11/2022: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Polaris Blood Donation Center, 1327 Cameron Avenue, Oak Creek Building (Lewis Center)
• 1/11/2022: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Powell United Methodist Church, Powell United Methodist Church, 825 E Olentangy Road (Powell)
• 1/11/2022: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8950 Refugee Rd. (Pickerington)
• 1/11/2022: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., American Red Cross, 995 E. Broad Street (Columbus)
• 1/11/2022: 12:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 1/11/2022: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Stone Ridge Blood Donation Center, 337 Stoneridge Lane (Gahanna)
• 1/11/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Grace Polaris Church, 8225 Worthington Galena Rd (Westerville)
• 1/12/2022: 12:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Polaris Blood Donation Center, 1327 Cameron Avenue, Oak Creek Building (Lewis Center)
• 1/12/2022: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 3924 Home Road (Powell)
• 1/12/2022: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., McConnell Heart Health Center, 3773 Olentangy River Road (Columbus)
• 1/12/2022: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mt. Carmel East-Siegel Center, 6001 East Broad Street (Columbus)
• 1/12/2022: 12:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Carriage Place Blood Donation Center, 4820 Sawmill Road (Columbus)
• 1/12/2022: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., St. Cecilia Church, 434 Norton Road (Columbus)
• 1/12/2022: 3 p.m. - 9 p.m., Main Hospital, 111 S. Grant Street (Columbus)
• 1/12/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Dublin Community Church, 81 W. Bridge St. (Dublin)

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.