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

PORTLAND, OR — 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 Portland area in the next few weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

• 12/21/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Portland Adventist Medical Center, 10123 SE Market Street (Portland)
• 12/21/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., International Auto Sales, 1605 SE 82nd Avenue (Portland)
• 12/21/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 12/22/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Milwaukie Lutheran, 3810 SE Lake Road (Milwaukie)
• 12/22/2021: 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Lloyd Center Mall - Vacant Space, 2201 Lloyd Center (Portland)
• 12/22/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 12/23/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 12/23/2021: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., West Portland United Methodist Church, 4729 SW Taylors Ferry Road (Portland)
• 12/23/2021: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Uptown NW Collection, 2240 NW Lovejoy Street (Portland)
• 12/23/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Lloyd Center Mall - Vacant Space, 2201 Lloyd Center (Portland)
• 12/23/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Greater Portland Bible Church Portland, 2374 SW Vermont Street (Portland)
• 12/23/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunset Presbyterian Church, 14986 NW Cornell Road (Portland)
• 12/24/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 12/26/2021: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Baja Fresh Lake Oswego, 17805 SW 65th Avenue (Lake Oswego)
• 12/26/2021: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 12/27/2021: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Christ the King Catholic Church Parish Center, 11709 SE Fuller Road (Milwaukie)
• 12/27/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 12/27/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sunset Presbyterian Church, 14986 NW Cornell Road (Portland)
• 12/28/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., GracePoint Church, 10750 SE 42nd (Milwaukie)
• 12/28/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Riversgate Church, 7634 SW Capitol Hwy (Portland)
• 12/28/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 12/29/2021: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 12/30/2021: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 12/30/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Reedwood Friends Church, 2901 SE Steele Street (Portland)
• 12/30/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunset Presbyterian Church, 14986 NW Cornell Road (Portland)
• 12/31/2021: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 1/2/2022: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 1/2/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Fred Meyer Store #135 Hawthorne, 3805 SE Hawthorne (Portland)
• 1/3/2022: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Christ the King Catholic Church Parish Center, 11709 SE Fuller Road (Milwaukie)
• 1/3/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Woodstock Shopping Center, 4523 SE Woodstock (Portland)
• 1/3/2022: 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 1/3/2022: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sunset Presbyterian Church, 14986 NW Cornell Road (Portland)
• 1/4/2022: 12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Lloyd Center Mall - Vacant Space, 2201 Lloyd Center (Portland)
• 1/4/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., St. Peter's Catholic Church, 5802 SE 86th Avenue (Portland)
• 1/4/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)

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