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

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

• 1/7/2022: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 1/7/2022: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Radisson Hotel Portland Airport, 6233 NE 78th Court (Portland)
• 1/7/2022: 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Park 19 Apts PDX, 550 NW 19th Avenue (Portland)
• 1/8/2022: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 2146 SE Monroe Street (Milwaukie)
• 1/8/2022: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 1/9/2022: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy (Portland)
• 1/10/2022: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Moose Lodge 1891-Portland, 16411 NE Halsey Street (Portland)
• 1/10/2022: 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Lloyd Center Mall - Vacant Space, 2201 Lloyd Center (Portland)
• 1/10/2022: 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 1/10/2022: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sunset Presbyterian Church, 14986 NW Cornell Road (Portland)
• 1/11/2022: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., CBRE 3 Centerpointe, 3 Centerpointe Drive (Lake Oswego)
• 1/11/2022: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Christ Church Episcopal Parish, 1060 Chandler Road (Lake Oswego)
• 1/11/2022: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Reedwood Friends Church, 2901 SE Steele Street (Portland)
• 1/11/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 1/11/2022: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Reedwood Friends Church, 2901 SE Steele Street (Portland)
• 1/12/2022: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Center For Health and Healing 2, 3485 South Bond Avenue (Portland)
• 1/12/2022: 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Montgomery Park, 2701 NW Vaughn (Portland)
• 1/12/2022: 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 1/13/2022: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 1/13/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., ODOT Reg 1, 123 NW Flanders Street (Portland)
• 1/14/2022: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 1/14/2022: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., ODOT Reg 1, 123 NW Flanders Street (Portland)
• 1/14/2022: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 5239 SE Woodstock Blvd (Portland)
• 1/15/2022: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 1/16/2022: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 1/16/2022: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Portland Rizwan Mosque, 9925 SW 35th Drive (Portland)
• 1/17/2022: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Tabernacle SDA, 26 SW Condor Way (Portland)
• 1/17/2022: 12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Albertsons Beaverton, 5415 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy (Portland)
• 1/17/2022: 12 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Smile Station, 8210 SE 13th Avenue (Portland)
• 1/17/2022: 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 1/17/2022: 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sunset Presbyterian Church, 14986 NW Cornell Road (Portland)
• 1/18/2022: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Uptown NW Collection, 2240 NW Lovejoy Street (Portland)
• 1/18/2022: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Portland Blood Donation Center, 3131 N Vancouver Avenue (Portland)
• 1/19/2022: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Kruse Oaks, 5300 SW Meadows Road, Suite #180 (Lake Oswego)
• 1/19/2022: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., CENTRL Office Pearl, 1355 NW Everett Street, Suite #100 (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.