MEDFORD, MASS. (WHDH) - The American Red Cross is urging healthy donors to give blood or platelets to help ensure a stable supply for patients this holiday season.
Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, more than 1 million blood transfusions will be given in the United States, according to the American Red Cross.
Donations of all blood types are currently needed to ensure shelves remain stocked.
Appointments to donate blood, platelets or plasma can be made by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor app, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767), or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.
Those who donate between Dec. 18 and Jan. 4 will receive a Red Cross long-sleeved shirt, while supplies last.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Dec. 16-Jan. 4
Essex County
Andover
12/20/2020: 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Andover/North Andover YMCA, 165 Haverhill St
12/30/2020: 1:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., Andover Town House, 20 Main Street
Danvers
12/16/2020: 1 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
12/17/2020: 1 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
12/17/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Amity Mosaic Lodge, 30 High Street
12/18/2020: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
12/19/2020: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
12/20/2020: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
12/21/2020: 1 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
12/22/2020: 1 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
12/23/2020: 1 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
12/24/2020: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
12/26/2020: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
12/27/2020: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
12/28/2020: 1 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
12/29/2020: 1 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
12/30/2020: 1 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
12/31/2020: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
1/1/2021: 8:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
1/2/2021: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
1/3/2021: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
1/4/2021: 1 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Danvers Blood Donation Center, 99 Rosewood Drive
Georgetown
12/29/2020: 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 9 Jewett Street
Gloucester
12/17/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Elks at Bass Rocks, 101 Atlantic Rd
12/24/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Magnolia Library & Community Center, 1 Lexington Ave
12/30/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Magnolia Library & Community Center, 1 Lexington Ave
Haverhill
12/16/2020: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Haverhill Amvets Post 147, 576 Primrose Street
Lynn
12/29/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 177 Lynnfield Street
Methuen
12/16/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 462 Broadway
12/23/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 462 Broadway
12/30/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 462 Broadway
12/31/2020: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 462 Broadway
1/4/2021: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 462 Broadway
Newburyport
12/24/2020: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Elks Lodge, 25 Low Street
North Andover
12/21/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., North Andover Masonic Lodge, 19 Johnson St
West Newbury
12/29/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Town of West Newbury, 381 Main Street
Middlesex County
Arlington
12/19/2020: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Boston Church of Christ, 75 Pleasant Street
12/28/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Arlington American Legion Post 39, 370 Massachusetts Avenue
Ashland
12/21/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Hayden Lodge, Warren Conference Center, 529 Chestnut Street
Bedford
12/23/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., American Legion Post 221, 357 Great Road
Billerica
12/19/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 70 Concord Rd
Burlington
12/19/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Burlington Church of Christ, 344 Cambridge Street
12/22/2020: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., American Legion Burlington, 162 Winn St.
12/23/2020: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., American Legion Burlington, 162 Winn St.
12/24/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., 67 South Bedford Anchor Health, 67 South Bedford Street
12/29/2020: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., American Legion Burlington, 162 Winn St.
Cambridge
12/17/2020: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 65 Binney Street
12/18/2020: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Harvard University, 52 Oxford Street
12/26/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Reservoir Church, 170 Rindge Ave
1/2/2021: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Reservoir Church, 170 Rindge Ave
Chestnut Hill
1/4/2021: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., The Church of the Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street
Dracut
1/4/2021: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Dracut Council on Aging at Harmony Hall, 1660 Lakeview Ave
Framingham
12/16/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., MetroWest Medical Center, 85 Lincoln Street
12/17/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Framingham Plymouth Church, 87 Edgell Road
12/28/2020: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Framingham State University, 1 Church Street
Hopkinton
12/31/2020: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Faith Community Church, 146 East Main St.
Lexington
12/23/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 177 Bedford Street
Lowell
12/18/2020: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Lowell Masonic Center, 79 Dutton Street
12/21/2020: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Lowell Masonic Center, 79 Dutton Street
12/22/2020: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Knickerbocker Club, 36 Chamberlain st.
12/30/2020: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Lowell Masonic Center, 79 Dutton Street
Malden
12/16/2020: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Irish American Club, 177 West Street
12/30/2020: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Irish American Club, 177 West Street
12/31/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Irish American Club, 177 West Street
Medford
12/23/2020: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Station Landing Red Cross, 101 Station Landing, Suite 510
12/31/2020: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Station Landing Red Cross, 101 Station Landing, Suite 510
Melrose
12/18/2020: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Melrose Family YMCA, 497 Main Street
12/28/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., VFW, 428 Main Street
Natick
12/17/2020: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Natick Community Senior Center, 117 East Central St.
1/4/2021: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Natick Community Senior Center, 117 East Central St.
Newton
12/23/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., American Legion Post 440, American Legion Hall Post #440, 295 California Street
12/28/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Four Points by Sheraton, 320 Washington Street
North Billerica
12/24/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Solomon Post 8819, 12 Phinney Street
North Chelmsford
12/22/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Chelmsford American Legion, 90 Groton Road
North Reading
12/29/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Saint Theresas Parish Center, 63 Winter Street
Reading
12/18/2020: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 11 Sanborn Street
12/27/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Good Samaritan Lodge, AF & AM, 110 Haven Street
12/28/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 11 Sanborn Street
Somerville
12/18/2020: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Somerville Baptist Church, 31 College Avenue
12/22/2020: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Holiday Inn, 30 Washington Street
Stoneham
12/26/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Stoneham Boys & Girls Club, 15 Dale Court
Sudbury
12/17/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., First Baptist Church of Sudbury, 162 Landham Rd
Tewksbury
12/22/2020: 1:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., Tewksbury Library, 300 Chandler Street
12/31/2020: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Masonic Hall, 70 Victor Drive
Wakefield
12/17/2020: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Crystal Community Club, 77 Preston Street
12/18/2020: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheraton Wakefield, 1 Audubon Road
Waltham
12/16/2020: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Embassy Suites Hotel, 550 Winter Street
12/24/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Embassy Suites Hotel, 550 Winter Street
12/30/2020: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Embassy Suites Hotel, 550 Winter Street
Westford
12/23/2020: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Roudenbush Community Center, 65 Main Street
Weston
12/29/2020: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Westgate Church Weston, 100 Winter St
Wilmington
12/17/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Congregational Church, 220 Middlesex Avenue
Winchester
12/16/2020: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Sons of Italy, 117 Swanton St
12/16/2020: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Hope Christian Church, 58 Mt Vernon Street
Woburn
1/2/2021: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Woburn Moose, 4 Federal Street
1/3/2021: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn, 1 Charles Gardner Lane
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