Red Cross: Blood or platelet donation appointments needed now
$20 in e-gift cards, A1C testing for coming to give in weeks ahead
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Oct. 22, 2025) — The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to help curb a drop in donor turnout this fall. Donors of all blood types and those giving platelets are asked to book a time to donate at a Red Cross blood donation center or community blood drive to help give hospitals the tools they need to care for patients ahead of the holidays.
To say thank you, all who come to give Oct. 27-Nov. 16, 2025, will get $20 in e-gift cards to a choice of merchant, plus automatic entry for a chance to win one of three $5,000 prizes. See RedCrossBlood.org/Harvest.
Enhance community health
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Understanding our own health is the foundation for helping prevent chronic illness and saving lives. Blood and platelet donations can be a part of that journey. To help empower and educate our blood donors, in November, successful donations will get free A1C testing, commonly used to screen for prediabetes and diabetes. (One test result in 12-month period; do not fast before donating).
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Nov. 1-16:
WI
Dodge
Ashippun
11/10/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Ashippun Town Hall, W1266 Hwy O
Fox Lake
11/20/2025: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Fox Lake Correctional, W10237 Lake Emily Rd
Juneau
11/14/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St Johns Lutheran Church & School, 400 S Main St
Lomira
11/10/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, 300 Church ST
Mayville
10/22/2025: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., American Legion, 134 South Main Street
Waupun
11/12/2025: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Bethel Christian Reformed Church, 410 S West St
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Fond du Lac
Brandon
11/18/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Bethel Reformed Church, 305 W Main St
Campbellsport
11/11/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 350 S Helena St
10/22/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., St Mary’s Springs High School, 255 Cty Rd K
10/22/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Church of Peace, 158 S Military Rd
10/23/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Vesta, 37 N Pioneer Rd
10/29/2025: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Fond du Lac High School, 801 Campus Dr
10/30/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, 625 W Rolling Meadows Dr
11/7/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Fire Department Station 1, 815 S Main St
Ripon
11/5/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Ripon High School, 850 Tiger Dr
11/10/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Ripon College, 300 Seward St
Saint Cloud
10/28/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6 p.m., St Cloud Athletic Club, 911 Main St
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Jefferson
Fort Atkinson
11/20/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Fort Atkinson Senior Center, 307 Robert St
Jefferson
11/12/2025: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Jefferson High School, 700 W Milwaukee St
11/21/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., St. Coletta of Wisconsin, N4637 Co Rd Y
Johnson Creek
11/7/2025: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Johnson Creek High School, 455 Aztalan St.
11/21/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Johnson Creek Public Library, 125 Lincoln St.
Sullivan
10/28/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Sullivan Elementary School, 618 Bakertown Road
Watertown
10/27/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church, 112 Hall Street
10/28/2025: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church, 112 Hall Street
11/3/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Maranatha Baptist University, 745 W Main St
11/19/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Watertown Senior & Community Center, 514 S. First Street
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Kenosha
Kenosha
10/27/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Herzing University, 5800 7th Ave
11/17/2025: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Public Brewing Company, 628 58th St
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Milwaukee
Greendale
11/19/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 6705 Northway
10/22/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Local 215, 5625 W Wisconsin Ave
10/28/2025: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., UWM Student Union, 2200 Kenwood Blvd
10/29/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., 309 The Renaissance, 309 N. Water Street
10/30/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St. Margaret Mary Parish, 3970 N 92nd St
11/6/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Summit Place, 6737 W Washington St.
11/10/2025: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Lakefront Brewery, 1872 N Commerce St
11/11/2025: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., UWM Student Union, 2200 Kenwood Blvd
11/18/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Lutheran Chapel of the Cross, 3353 S. Whitnall
11/21/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Marquette University – Alumni Memorial Union, 1442 W Wisconsin Ave
Oak Creek
11/4/2025: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Oak Creek East Middle School, 9330 S Shepard Ave
River Hills
11/20/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., St Christophers Episcopal Church, 7845 N River Rd
West Allis
10/22/2025: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Nathan Hale High School, 11601 W Lincoln Ave
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Ozaukee
Grafton
11/19/2025: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Kacmarcik Center for Human Performance, 885 Badger Circle
Mequon
10/24/2025: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 11831 N Seminary Drive 65 W
Port Washington
11/6/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., The Food Pantry, Inc., 1777 W Grand Ave
Saukville
11/18/2025: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Living Hope Lutheran Church, 851 W. Dekora Street
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Racine
Burlington
10/30/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Burlington United Methodist Church, 857 W State St
Racine
10/23/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 4340 6 Mile Rd
11/17/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., St Johns Lutheran Church and School, 510 Kewaunee St
11/18/2025: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., St. Catherine’s High School Racine, 1200 Park Ave.
Sturtevant
10/31/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., REAL School, 10116 Stellar Ave
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Sheboygan
Howards Grove
10/23/2025: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Howards Grove Community Center, 913 S Wisconsin Dr
Oostburg
11/13/2025: 11 a.m. – 4:15 p.m., Oostburg State Bank, 905 Center Ave
Plymouth
11/13/2025: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, N5990 Country Aire Rd
10/24/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
10/31/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
11/7/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Etude Group, 830 Virginia Ave
11/7/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
11/14/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
11/21/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave
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Walworth
Delavan
10/31/2025: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 416 W Geneva
11/6/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Lake Lawn Resort, 2400 E Geneva St
East Troy
11/17/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., East Troy Bible Church, 2660 North St -Hwy 20
Elkhorn
10/23/2025: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Sugar Creek Lutheran Church, N5690 Cobblestone Rd
Lake Geneva
11/3/2025: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Badger High School, 220 E South St
11/21/2025: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Como Community Church, W3901 Palmer Road
Sharon
11/4/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 228 Martin St
Walworth
11/5/2025: 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Big Foot High School, 401 Devils Ln
Whitewater
10/27/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., University of Wisconsin Whitewater, 228 Wyman Pedestrian Mall
11/7/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Cravath Lakefront Community Center, 341 S Fremont Street
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Washington
Germantown
10/29/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Germantown Community Library, N112W16957 Mequon Rd
Hartford
11/21/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Jack Russell Memorial Library, 100 Park Ave
Jackson
10/24/2025: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., St. John?s Lutheran Church, 2881 Division Rd
11/19/2025: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Jackson Community Center, N165 W20330 Hickory Ln
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Waukesha
Brookfield
10/23/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., The Corners of Brookfield, 270 Lord Street
10/24/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church and School, 13445 W Hampton Rd
Hartland
10/24/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Hartland Public Library, 110 E Park Ave
11/4/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Lake Country Lutheran High School, 401 Campus Dr
11/19/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Rustic Manor 1848, 3115 WI-83
Menomonee Falls
11/6/2025: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., American Legion Post 382, N88 W16652 Main St
Muskego
11/13/2025: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Muskego High School, W185S8750 Racine Ave
Pewaukee
10/22/2025: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
10/24/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
10/25/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
10/26/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
10/27/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
10/28/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
10/29/2025: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
10/31/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/1/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/2/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/3/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/4/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/5/2025: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/7/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/8/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/9/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/10/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/11/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/12/2025: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/13/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Fletcher Arms Lake Country, 1228 Hickory St
11/14/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/15/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/16/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/17/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/18/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/19/2025: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
11/21/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd
Waukesha
10/29/2025: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Lucida, 20633 Watertown Ct
11/3/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Raised Grain Brewing Company, 1725 Dolphin Drive
11/14/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Campus Center, 100 N East Ave
11/17/2025: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Waukesha South High School, 401 E Roberta Avenue
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.
Amplify your impact − volunteer!
Another way to support the lifesaving mission of the Red Cross is to become a volunteer blood donor ambassador at Red Cross blood drives. Blood donor ambassadors help greet, check in and thank blood donors to ensure they have a positive donation experience.
Volunteers can also serve as transportation specialists, playing a vital role in ensuring lifesaving blood products are delivered to nearby hospitals. For more information and to apply for either position, visit redcross.org/volunteertoday.
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.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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