March is Red Cross Month. You can be part of the humanitarian mission of the American Red Cross by donating blood, platelets or plasma. For patients in the emergency room, fighting cancer or facing a life-threatening illness, help can’t wait. Healthy donors are needed now to help ensure that patients have lifesaving blood products available for emergency and everyday medical treatments. Your donation is essential. In thanks, you’ll get an exclusive Red Cross T-shirt when you come to give March 15-26, while supplies last.

Help can’t wait! You can help ensure that patients have lifesaving blood products available for emergency & everyday medical care. Schedule your appointment at our Red Cross blood drive Sunday, March 21st from 10AM to 4PM at Bookmans Northwest on Ina and Thornydale. Sign up here: rcblood.org/appt   There are 25 slots available. Please know that due to social distancing guidelines, we are online appointment-driven and will only take “walk-ins” to supplement scheduled appointments that are no-shows and empty appointment slots. So please sign up in advance to reserve your appointment. Donors can also search for the drive on https://www.redcrossblood.org/ using the sponsor code: INABOOKMANS. The need for blood doesn’t stop, even during a pandemic. Your donation is essential.

The Red Cross is testing blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies. As part of this effort, plasma from standard blood donations that test positive for COVID-19 antibodies may now help current coronavirus patients in need of convalescent plasma transfusions. Medical conditions and emergencies don’t stop for a pandemic. You can help by encouraging others to sign up to donate blood. Save time with RapidPass®. Complete your pre-donation reading and health history at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or with the Blood Donor App before your appointment. Eligibility questions? Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org. YOU CAN HELP! Encourage friends and family who have never donated blood to give at your drive and help sustain the blood supply.