Red Cross: Bring FRIENDS to give lifesaving blood or platelets

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Nov. 12, 2024) — It’s been 30 years since the iconic show FRIENDS first aired, and this November, the American Red Cross is asking donors to gather their friends and be there for patients by making a blood or platelet donation.

Festive activities and busy calendars this time of year can disrupt normal routines, leading to a drop in blood donation appointments. Eligible individuals are encouraged to make donating blood a priority, especially those with type O blood and those giving platelets.

To celebrate 30 years of FRIENDS, all who come to give Nov. 18-Dec. 8 will receive two pairs of custom FRIENDS + Red Cross socks, while supplies last, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products. Donors can keep a pair and gift a pair! For more details, visit RedCrossBlood.org/Friends.

In the spirit of FRIENDSgiving, donors can give with meaning. Those wishing to help patients make memories this holiday season can book a blood or platelet donation appointment by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).  

Those who come to donate through Nov. 17 will get a $10 e-gift card to a merchant of choice, plus be automatically entered for a chance to win one of two $7,000 gift cards. (Terms apply. See RedCrossBlood.org/Thanks.)

Upcoming blood donation opportunities Nov. 12-30:

WI

Dodge

Beaver Dam

12/9/2024: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 311 W Mackie St

12/10/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 311 W Mackie St

Fox Lake

12/2/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Living Hope Community Church, 740 W. State St, PO Box 111

Horicon

12/11/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., MarshView Ministries, 103 South Cedar St

Hustisford

12/3/2024: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church & School, 269 N Lake St

Juneau

11/15/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St Johns Lutheran Church & School, 400 S Main St

Watertown

12/12/2024: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Watertown High School, 825 Endeavour Dr

Waupun

11/13/2024: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Central Wisconsin Christian School, 301 Fox Lake Rd

12/4/2024: 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Waupun High School, 801 E Lincoln

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Fond du Lac

Brandon

11/19/2024: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Bethel Reformed Church, 305 W Main St

Fond du Lac

11/13/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., St Mary’s Springs High School, 255 Cty Rd K

11/22/2024: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Fond du Lac Public Library, 32 Sheboygan St.

11/26/2024: 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., American Legion, 500 Fond du Lac Ave

11/26/2024: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., American Legion, 500 Fond du Lac Ave

12/10/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Thrive Church, 79 E 2nd St

Oakfield

12/6/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Oakfield Community Center, 130 N Main St

Ripon

11/13/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Ripon High School, 850 Tiger Dr

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Jefferson

Fort Atkinson

11/14/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Fort Atkinson Senior Center, 307 Robert St

12/16/2024: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Creamery 201, 201 N. Main St.

Ixonia

12/5/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St Pauls Ixonia, W1955 Gopher Hill Rd.

Jefferson

11/22/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., St. Coletta of Wisconsin, N4637 Co Rd Y

12/9/2024: 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., East Elementary School, 120 S Sanborn Ave

Johnson Creek

11/20/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Johnson Creek Public Library, 125 Lincoln St.

12/12/2024: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Community Center, 417 Union St

Lake Mills

12/10/2024: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., City Hall, 200 Water St

Waterloo

11/15/2024: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Waterloo High School, 865 N Monroe St

Watertown

11/13/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Watertown Senior & Community Center, 514 S. First Street

12/16/2024: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church, 112 Hall Street

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Kenosha

Kenosha

12/2/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Kenosha Bible Church, 5405 67th St

12/3/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., VFW Post 1865, 6618 39th ave

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Milwaukee

Cudahy

11/27/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Cudahy Family Library, 3500 Library Drive

Greendale

11/20/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., The Hose Tower, 5699 Parking St

Milwaukee

11/14/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St. Margaret Mary Parish, 3970 N 92nd St

11/15/2024: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., HA Todd American Legion Post 537, 9159 W Beloit Rd

11/19/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Lutheran Chapel of the Cross, 3353 S. Whitnall

11/21/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Milwaukee Community Sailing Center, 1450 North Lincoln Memorial Drive

11/22/2024: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Marquette Gymnasium, 1508 W. Clybourn Street

11/26/2024: 7 a.m. – 10 a.m., MobCraft Beer Brewery and Taproom, 505 S 5th St

11/26/2024: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Lakefront Brewery, 1872 N Commerce St

11/26/2024: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., UWM Student Union, 2200 Kenwood Blvd

11/26/2024: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., American Red Cross in Southeast WI, 2600 W Wisconsin Ave

11/29/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Loving Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3909 W Clinton Ave

12/6/2024: 8:15 a.m. – 2 p.m., Ronald Reagan High School, 4965 S 20th St

12/13/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Southside Church of Christ, 1933 W Grange Ave

River Hills

11/21/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., St Christophers Episcopal Church, 7845 N River Rd

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Ozaukee

Grafton

11/27/2024: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Kacmarcik Center for Human Performance, 885 Badger Circle

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Racine

Burlington

11/20/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Low Daily Brewery, 700 N Pine St

Racine

11/18/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., St Johns Lutheran Church and School, 510 Kewaunee St

11/19/2024: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., St. Catherine’s High School Racine, 1200 Park Ave.

Waterford

12/4/2024: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Legacy Realty Group, 401 N Milwaukee St #1

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Sheboygan

Cedar Grove

12/10/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Faith Reformed Church, 243 S Fourth St

Elkhart Lake

11/15/2024: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Elkhart Lake High School, 201 Lincoln St

Kohler

12/6/2024: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Kohler High School, 333 Upper Road

Plymouth

11/14/2024: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, N5990 Country Aire Rd

Sheboygan

11/15/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

11/22/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

11/29/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

12/6/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

12/13/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

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Walworth

East Troy

11/18/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., East Troy Bible Church, 2660 North St -Hwy 20

Elkhorn

12/11/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Elkhorn Area High School, 482 E Geneva St

12/12/2024: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Sugar Creek Lutheran Church, N5690 Cobblestone Rd

Lake Geneva

12/6/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., The Cove of Lake Geneva, 111 Center Street

Whitewater

11/15/2024: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Cravath Lakefront Community Center, 341 S Fremont Street

11/21/2024: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., University of Wisconsin Whitewater – Esker Hall, 420 N Prairie St

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Washington

Germantown

12/11/2024: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Germantown Community Library, N112W16957 Mequon Rd

Jackson

11/12/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Still Waters Community United Methodist Church, 3617 Scenic Rd

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Waukesha

Brookfield

11/25/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church and School, 13445 W Hampton Rd

11/27/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Sendik’s Towne Centre, 18905 W Capitol Dr, Suite C101

Delafield

12/4/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Delafield American Legion Post No 196, 333 N Lapham Peak Rd

Hartland

11/20/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Batteries Plus Bulbs, 1325 Walnut Ridge Dr

11/25/2024: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church and School, 1023 E Capitol Drive

11/29/2024: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., ActiveVirtue Athletics, N67W28025 Sussex Rd

12/13/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., First Congregational Church, 111 Church Street

Menomonee Falls

11/13/2024: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., American Legion Post 382, N88 W16652 Main St

12/5/2024: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Menomonee Falls High School, W142N8101 Merrimac Dr

Muskego

11/12/2024: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Muskego High School, W185S8750 Racine Ave

Nashotah

11/21/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., MSI General, W215 E. Wisconsin Ave

New Berlin

11/13/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Ln

12/5/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Living Word Church, 21401 W. National Avenue

12/13/2024: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Eisenhower High School, 4333 S Sunnyslope Rd

North Lake

12/9/2024: 2 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., North Lake School, N75 W31283 Hwy VV

North Prairie

12/16/2024: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Highview Evangelical Presbyterian Church, S50 W33042 Town Rd GE

Oconomowoc

11/29/2024: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., YMCA at Pabst Farms, 1750 Valley Rd

12/2/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Oconomowoc Community Center, 220 W Wisconsin Ave

12/9/2024: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 145 E. Lisbon Rd

Pewaukee

11/12/2024: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/13/2024: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/15/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/16/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/17/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/18/2024: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/19/2024: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/20/2024: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/22/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/23/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/24/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/25/2024: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/26/2024: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/27/2024: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/29/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

11/30/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

12/1/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

12/2/2024: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

12/3/2024: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

12/4/2024: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

12/6/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

12/7/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

12/8/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

12/9/2024: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

12/10/2024: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

12/11/2024: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

12/13/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

12/14/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

12/15/2024: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

12/16/2024: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

Waukesha

11/13/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling, W226N918 Northmound Dr

11/18/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Raised Grain Brewing Company, 1725 Dolphin Drive

12/2/2024: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Walbec Group Corporate Office, N3 W23650 Badinger Rd

12/4/2024: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Campus Center, 100 N East Ave

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.

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