As the busy Fourth of July holiday week gets closer, the American Red Cross asks donors to celebrate by making a blood or platelets appointment to help power the blood supply through mid-summer. While all blood types are needed, donors with type O blood are most urgently needed.
Making and keeping donation appointments now is critical to ensuring blood products are available for all patients – including those in trauma situations that may require several lifesaving transfusions – in the weeks to come. Type O negative blood is often reached for in emergencies when there isn’t time to match a patient’s blood type. Type O positive is the most common blood type, so it’s important to keep type O blood and all blood types on hand at hospitals for people facing both chronic illness and sudden, life-threatening conditions.
Don’t wait – add a blood or platelets donation appointment to your summer calendar today by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
The Red Cross and goodr are joining forces in July to remind donors they’re just the type patients can count on. All who come to give July 1-14, 2025, will get an exclusive pair of Red Cross x goodr sunglasses, while supplies last. Donors can personalize their one-of-a-kind shades with a blood type sticker! For details, visit RedCrossBlood.org/goodr.
Or, those who make it in to give by June 30, 2025, will get a $15 Amazon.com Gift Card by email, plus be automatically entered to win one of two $7,000 gift cards. See RedCrossBlood.org/June.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities June 23-July 14:
NC
Buncombe
Arden
7/9/2025: 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Arden Presbyterian Church, 2215 Hendersonville Road
Asheville
6/23/2025: 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
6/24/2025: 12 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
6/24/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Asheville Mall, 3 S Tunnel Rd
6/25/2025: 12 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
6/26/2025: 7 a.m. – 1 p.m., Reuter Family YMCA, 3 Town Square Blvd
6/26/2025: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Reuter Family YMCA, 3 Town Square Blvd
6/26/2025: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Trinity Baptist Church, 216 Shelburne Road
6/27/2025: 8 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
6/28/2025: 8 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
6/29/2025: 8 a.m. – 2:15 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
6/30/2025: 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
7/1/2025: 12 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
7/2/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Riceville Volunteer Fire Department, 2251 Riceville Rd
7/2/2025: 12 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
7/3/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Asheville American Red Cross, 100 Edgewood Road
7/3/2025: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Target, 115 River Hills Rd
7/4/2025: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
7/5/2025: 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
7/6/2025: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
7/7/2025: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
7/8/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 Church St
7/8/2025: 12 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
7/9/2025: 12 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
7/11/2025: 8 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
7/11/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Western Carolina Chiropractic, 1200 Patton Ave
7/12/2025: 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
7/13/2025: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
7/14/2025: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Asheville Blood Donation Center, 100 Edgewood Road
Black Mountain
7/10/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Black Mountain Presbyterian Church, 117 Montreat Road
Candler
7/9/2025: 3 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Hominy Baptist Church – The Ministry Center, 135 Candler School Road
Leicester
7/2/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Leicester Volunteer Fire Department, 1563 Alexander Road
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Cherokee
Andrews
7/7/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Andrews United Methodist Church, 101 Chestnut Street
Murphy
6/24/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church, 1650 North Carolina 141
6/25/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Cherokee County Department of Social Services, 4800 US-64
7/1/2025: 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., Shepherd of the Mountains, 68 Fairfax Dr.
Topton
7/11/2025: 12 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Nantahala School, 213 Windingstairs Rd
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Clay
Brasstown
7/14/2025: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Little Brasstown Baptist Church, 6120 Harshaw Road
Hayesville
7/2/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Clay Co. Community Services Bldg, 25 Riverside Circle
7/11/2025: 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., VFW Post 6812, 333 Ball Park Dr.
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Haywood
Canton
7/2/2025: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Silver Bluff Village, 100 Silver Bluff Drive
7/14/2025: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., High Street Baptist Church, 73 High St.
Clyde
7/1/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Haywood Regional Medical Center, 75 Leroy George Road
7/12/2025: 7:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., Crabtree United Methodist Church, 5405 Crabtree Road
Waynesville
6/23/2025: 12 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge Waynesville, 435 East Marshall Street
6/26/2025: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 566 South Haywood Street
6/27/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Lowe’s 0470 Waynesville, 100 Liner Cove Rd
6/30/2025: 12 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Woodland Baptist Church Waynesville, 545 Crabtree Rd
7/2/2025: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Wal-Mart 1663 Waynesville, 135 Town Center Loop
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Henderson
Hendersonville
6/26/2025: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., American Red Cross, 211 1st Avenue East
6/27/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Parks Ford Hendersonville, 601 Duncan Hill Rd
7/3/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., American Red Cross, 211 1st Avenue East
7/8/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 204 6th Avenue West
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Jackson
Cullowhee
6/25/2025: 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Western Carolina University Hinds Univ Center, 245 Memorial Dr
Sylva
6/27/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Harris Regional Hospital, 68 Hospital Road
7/1/2025: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., The Community Table, 23 Central St
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Macon
Franklin
6/24/2025: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Macon County Library, 149 Siler Farm Road
6/24/2025: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Macon County Library, 149 Siler Farm Road
Highlands
6/23/2025: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Highlands United Methodist Church, 315 Main St
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Madison
Marshall
7/14/2025: 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Madison County Sheriff’s Office, 348 Medical Park Drive
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McDowell
Marion
6/30/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Clinchfield Baptist Church, 1150 E Court St.
7/2/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., YMCA Marion, 348 Grace Corpening Dr
Nebo
6/28/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Solid Rock Freewill Baptist Church, 7860 NC-226
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Mitchell
Spruce Pine
7/1/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., The Greens at Spruce Pine, 218 Laurel Creek Ct
7/8/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., First Presbyterian Church Spruce Pine, 970 Greenwood Rd
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Polk
Columbus
6/26/2025: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Steps To Hope, 60 Ward Street
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Rutherford
Ellenboro
7/3/2025: 3 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Race Path Baptist, 1171 Race Path Ch Rd
Spindale
7/10/2025: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Spencer Baptist Church, 187 N. Oak Street
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Swain
Cherokee
7/9/2025: 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Cherokee Indian Hospital, Hospital Road
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Transylvania
Brevard
7/5/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Lowe’s of Brevard, 119 Ecusta Rd.
Pisgah Forest
7/11/2025: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Turkey Creek Baptist Church, 805 Capps Rd
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Yancey
Burnsville
6/30/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Yancey County Senior Center, 503 Medical Campus Dr
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.
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on social media.
