Giving blood is safe and easy
• You must be at least 17 years old,
or 16 yrs. old with parental consent.
• Weigh 110 lbs.
• Be in good health.

Help is easy to give
All you have to do is take an hour
and donate blood.

Every blood donation
you make can help several
different patients. Such as:

• People rushed to the hospital after a trauma
• Children fighting leukemia
• Firefighters who have been burned
• Grandparents in need of heart surgery
• People on chemotherapy

To find out where you can donate, or to make an appointment, visit www.donatebloodnow.org or call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543).

There are many opportunities to donate locally. For blood drives in your area, visit our BLOOD DRIVE CALENDAR.

Someone needs a blood transfusion. Yet fewer than five percent of the people who are able to give blood actually do so, and most of them give only once a year.

Safety is the top priority
The Red Cross cares as much about the safety of those who give blood as it does about the safety of the patients who receive blood.

Federal Safety Guidelines
Every ounce of blood or blood component the Red Cross provides meet or exceed state and federal safety guidelines.

Red Cross donors are also protected by standard operating procedures and other guidelines that make blood donation one of the safest of all volunteer activities.