American Red Cross: blood donation opportunities

The American Red Cross has issued an urgent call for the most needed blood types. The organization is facing a shortage and is in dire need of eligible donors with O negative, B negative and A negative blood. You are asked to give now to prevent an emergency situation. 

According to the Red Cross, Platelet donors and type AB blood donors are also being asked to donate. For more details click here.

Upcoming Blood Donation Opportunities:

8/4/2015: 2:30 - 7:30 p.m., Hillside United Methodist Church, 4474 Towne Lake Parkway

Woodstock

8/4/2015: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., 6190 Powers Ferry Building, 6190 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 520

Atlanta

8/4/2015: 7 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Marietta

8/4/2015: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center, 677 Church St.

Marietta

8/4/2015: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Kroger, 48 Bullsboro Drive

Newnan

8/4/2015: 12 - 5 p.m., Asa M. Powell Expo Center, 197 Temple Ave.

Newnan

8/4/2015: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Piedmont Fayette Hospital Building 1279, 1279 W. Highway 54

Fayetteville

8/4/2015: 11 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110

Alpharetta

8/4/2015: 7 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive

Atlanta

8/4/2015: 11 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500

Duluth

8/4/2015: 12 - 4 p.m., Higgins General Hospital, 200 Allen Memorial Drive

Bremen

8/4/2015: 12 - 6 p.m., Madison Presbyterian Church, 382 S. Main St.

Madison

8/4/2015: 1 - 6 p.m., The First Presbyterian Church of Covington, 1169 Clark St. SW

Covington

8/5/2015: 12 - 5 p.m., Chick-fil-A, 1316 Highway 27 South

Carrollton

8/5/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Marietta

8/5/2015: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road

Cumming

8/5/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110

Alpharetta

8/5/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Scottish Rite, 1001 Johnson Ferry Road

Atlanta

8/5/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive

Atlanta

8/5/2015: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Lincoln Property Company, 2905 Premiere Parkway

Duluth

8/5/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500

Duluth

8/5/2015: 2 - 7 p.m., Tilted Kilt, 1500 Satellite Blvd.

Suwanee

8/5/2015: 2 - 7 p.m., Bethany Baptist Church, 4 N. Bethany Road

McDonough

8/6/2015: 12 - 6 p.m., WellStar Cobb Hospital, 1791 Mulkey Road

Austell

8/6/2015: 12 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Marietta

8/6/2015: 2 - 7 p.m., Bruster's Ice Cream, 3735 Trickum Road

Marietta

8/6/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Georgia Bureau of Investigation, 3121 Panthersville Road

Decatur

8/6/2015: 12 - 5 p.m., PureRed, 2196 West Park Court

Stone Mountain

8/6/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110

Alpharetta

8/6/2015: 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., Glenn Building Atlanta, 550 Peachtree St. NE

Atlanta

8/6/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive

Atlanta

8/6/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500

Duluth

8/6/2015: 2 - 7 p.m., Walmart, 3786 Hamilton Mill, 3250 Sardis Church Road

Buford

8/6/2015: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lincoln Property Company, 1735 North Brown Road, Suite 100

Lawrenceville

8/6/2015: 1:30 - 6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 191 Alewine Ave.

Tallapoosa

8/6/2015: 2 - 6 p.m., Kroger, 3139 U.S. Highway 278 NE

Covington

8/7/2015: 2 - 7 p.m., Sixes United Methodist Church, 8385 Bells Ferry Road

Canton

8/7/2015: 12 - 4 p.m., Walmart, 12182 Highway 92

Woodstock

8/7/2015: 12 - 5 p.m., Walmart, 6435 Bells Ferry Road

Woodstock

8/7/2015: 7 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Marietta

8/7/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Summit YMCA, 1765 Highway 34 East

Newnan

8/7/2015: 2 - 7 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 2021 Redwine Road

Fayetteville

8/7/2015: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Cumming Service Center Family Life Center, 133 Samaritan Drive

Cumming

8/7/2015: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110

Alpharetta

8/7/2015: 7 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive

Atlanta

8/7/2015: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500

Duluth

8/7/2015: 2:30 - 7:30 p.m., Christ the King Baptist Church, 258 Rabbit Hill Road

Dacula

8/7/2015: 2 - 7 p.m., Cornerstone Baptist Church, 1400 Grayson Highway

Lawrenceville

8/7/2015: 1:30 - 6:30 p.m., Snellville City Hall, 2342 Oak Road

Snellville

8/8/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran, 1208 Rose Creek Drive

Woodstock

8/8/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Marietta

8/8/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110

Alpharetta

8/8/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive

Atlanta

8/8/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500

Duluth

8/9/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral, 212 Riverside Parkway

Austell

8/9/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Marietta

8/9/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110

Alpharetta

8/9/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive

Atlanta

8/9/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW

Atlanta

8/9/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500

Duluth

8/9/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., St. Pius X Catholic Church, 2621 South Highway 20 SE

Conyers

8/10/2015: 3 - 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1227 West Third St.

Jackson

8/10/2015: 3 - 7 p.m., Circle 5 Fire Department, 10378 E. Cherokee Drive

Canton

8/10/2015: 7 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Marietta

8/10/2015: 3 - 7 p.m., DeKalb County Library Covington Branch, 3500 Covington Highway

Decatur

8/10/2015: 3 - 7 p.m., Bruster's Ice Cream, 9688 Rockbridge Road

Stone Mountain

8/10/2015: 3 - 7 p.m., Wade Walker Family YMCA, 5605 Rockbridge Road

Stone Mountain

8/10/2015: 3 - 7 p.m., Fayette County Public Library, 1821 Heritage Parkway

Fayetteville

8/10/2015: 2 - 7 p.m., Cumming First United Methodist Church, 770 Canton Highway

Cumming

8/10/2015: 11 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110

Alpharetta

8/10/2015: 7 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive

Atlanta

8/10/2015: 11 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500

Duluth

8/10/2015: 3 - 7 p.m., Harmony Grove United Methodist Church, 50 Harmony Grove Road

Lilburn

8/10/2015: 3 - 7 p.m., Robert Fowler YMCA, 5600 W. Jones Bridge Road

Norcross

8/10/2015: 1 - 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 106 West Taylor St.

Griffin

8/10/2015: 2 - 7 p.m., Corinth Christian Church, 1635 Highway 81 SW

Loganville

8/11/2015: 12:30 - 5:30 p.m., Carrollton First Methodist Church, 206 Newnan St.

Carrollton

8/11/2015: 7 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Marietta

8/11/2015: 3 - 8 p.m., Peachtree City Christian Church, 500 Kedron Drive

Peachtree City

8/11/2015: 11 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110

Alpharetta

8/11/2015: 7 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive

Atlanta

8/11/2015: 11 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500

Duluth

8/11/2015: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Georgia811, 3400 Summit Ridge Parkway

Duluth

8/11/2015: 3:30 - 7:30 p.m., Gold's Gym, 860 Duluth Highway

Lawrenceville

8/12/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Marietta

8/12/2015: 3 - 8 p.m., New Hope Missionary Baptist, 4162 Brownsville Road

Powder Springs

8/12/2015: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sterling Pointe, 303 Perimeter Center North

Atlanta

8/12/2015: 12 - 6 p.m., Main Hospital, 2701 N. Decatur Road

Decatur

8/12/2015: 2 - 7 p.m., New Hope Baptist Church, 551 New Hope Road

Fayetteville

8/12/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110

Alpharetta

8/12/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive

Atlanta

8/12/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500

Duluth

8/12/2015: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Monroe City Hall, 215 North Broad St.

Monroe

8/13/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Marietta

8/13/2015: 1 - 6 p.m., Lost Mountain Baptist Church, 5400 Old Dallas Road

Powder Springs

8/13/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110

Alpharetta

8/13/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive

Atlanta

8/13/2015: 12 - 6:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500

Duluth

8/13/2015: 1 - 6 p.m., Greensboro First United Methodist Church, 202 West Broad St.

Greensboro

8/13/2015: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., City of Sugar Hill, 1166 Church St.

Sugar Hill

8/13/2015: 12 - 5 p.m., Sugar Hill Church, 5091 Nelson Brogdon Blvd.

Sugar Hill

8/13/2015: 2:30 - 6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 206 Broad St.

Manchester

8/13/2015: 2 - 7 p.m., Griffin Moose Lodge #1503, 1435 Zebulon Road

Griffin

8/14/2015: 2 - 7 p.m., Temple United Methodist Church, 24 Carrollton St.

Temple

8/14/2015: 3 - 7 p.m., Kroger, 6766 Hickory Flat Highway

Canton

8/14/2015: 7 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Marietta

8/14/2015: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, 821 Old Atlanta Highway

Newnan

8/14/2015: 2 - 6 p.m., Cowart Family Ashford Dunwoody YMCA, 3692 Ashford Dunwoody Road

Atlanta

8/14/2015: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Decatur Library, 215 Syamore St.

Decatur

8/14/2015: 12 - 5 p.m., Douglas County Public Library, 6810 Selman Drive

Douglasville

8/14/2015: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Glenloch Recreation Complex, 601 Stevens Entry

Peachtree City

8/14/2015: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110

Alpharetta

8/14/2015: 7 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive

Atlanta

8/14/2015: 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500

Duluth

8/14/2015: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Newton Federal Bank, 3175 Highway 278

Covington

8/15/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Marietta

8/15/2015: 12 - 5 p.m., The Mall at Stonecrest, 2929 Turner Hill Road

Lithonia

8/15/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110

Alpharetta

8/15/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive

Atlanta

8/15/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500

Duluth

8/16/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Marietta

8/16/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., North Atlanta Church of Christ, 5676 Roberts Drive

Atlanta

8/16/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., St. Theresa's Catholic Church, 4401 Prestley Mill Road

Douglasville

8/16/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Saint Brendan Catholic Church, 4633 Shiloh Road

Cumming

8/16/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110

Alpharetta

8/16/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive

Atlanta

8/16/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Ben Hill United Methodist Church, 2099 Fairburn Road SW

Atlanta

8/16/2015: 7 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500

Duluth

8/17/2015: 12:30 - 5:30 p.m., Canton American Legion, 160 McClure St.

Canton

8/17/2015: 7 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Marietta

8/17/2015: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tyrone Library, 143 Commerce Drive

Tyrone

8/17/2015: 1 - 7 p.m., Church of the Good Shepherd, 3740 Holtzclaw Road

Cumming

8/17/2015: 2 - 7 p.m., Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road

Cumming

8/17/2015: 11 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110

Alpharetta

8/17/2015: 7 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Midtown Blood Donation Center, 1955 Monroe Drive

Atlanta

8/17/2015: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Georgia Dome, 1 Georgia Dome Drive

Atlanta

8/17/2015: 11 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Duluth Blood Donation Center, 3090 Premiere Parkway, Suite 500

Duluth

8/17/2015: 2 - 7 p.m., McDonough Presbyterian Church, 427 McGarity Road

McDonough

8/17/2015: 1 - 6 p.m., First Baptist Church of Social Circle, 195 North Cherokee Road

Social Circle