The American Red Cross is encouraging healthy individuals to make appointments between May 1 and 15, to donate blood or platelets to ensure blood remains readily available for patients who still rely on transfusions.
The need for blood for trauma patients, children battling cancer, mothers experiencing childbirth complications, patients with sickle cell disease and others continues. Donated blood has a limited shelf life of 42 days for red cells and just five days for platelets, so the supply must constantly be replenished.
Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions – including social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff – have been implemented to safeguard donors, volunteers and employees.
In the KMMO listening area there will several opportunities to donate blood.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities May 1-15 in the KMMO listening area, listed by county:
 
Boone
Columbia
5/1/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/2/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/3/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/4/2020: 11:45 a.m. – 6:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/5/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/6/2020: 11:45 a.m. – 6:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/7/2020: 10:45 a.m. – 5:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/8/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/9/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/10/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/11/2020: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/12/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/13/2020: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/14/2020: 10:45 a.m. – 5:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/15/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/16/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/17/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/17/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Forum Christian Church, 3900 Forum Blvd
5/18/2020: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Columbia Mall, 2300 Bernadette Dr
5/18/2020: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/18/2020: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Club House, 301 Campusview Dr
5/19/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/20/2020: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Socket, 2703 Clark Ln
5/20/2020: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/21/2020: 10:45 a.m. – 5:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/21/2020: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., The Club at Old Hawthorne Clubhouse, 6221 E Broadway
5/22/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/23/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/24/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/25/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/26/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/26/2020: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics, #1 Hospital Drive
5/27/2020: 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Missouri Employers Mutual, 101 N Keene
5/27/2020: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/27/2020: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Bass Pro Shop, 3101 Bass Pro Drive
5/28/2020: 10:45 a.m. – 5:15 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/29/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
5/30/2020: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Columbia Blood Donation Center, 1511 S. Providence Rd.
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Caldwell
Hamilton
5/8/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., United Methodist Church, 104 W. Samuel St.
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Carroll
Carrollton
5/13/2020: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., Carroll County Memorial Hospital, 1502 N. Jefferson
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Chariton
Mendon
5/5/2020: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Northwestern R1 School, 1 High School Drive, PO Box 43
Salisbury
5/26/2020: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Chariton County Ambulance District, 212 South Weber
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Cooper
Boonville
5/13/2020: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Unlimited Opportunities, 1620 W. Ashley Rd
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Johnson
Warrensburg
5/12/2020: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., Warrensburg Community Center, 445 E. Gay Street
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Saline
Nelson
5/20/2020: 2:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Nelson Lions Club, 206 Marshall Street
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How to donate blood
Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass^® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.