MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Jan. 6, 2025) — The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give lifesaving blood or platelets in the new year to help keep the blood supply strong this winter. Type O negative blood donors and those giving platelets are especially urged to give now to keep critical blood products on the shelves for patients in need.

The start of the new year is one of the most challenging times to collect blood products as the threat of severe winter weather builds and can often lead to widespread blood drive cancellations. Additionally, an active cold and flu season may prevent people from keeping donation appointments as they rest and recover from illness. During National Blood Donor Month, the Red Cross celebrates those who generously roll up a sleeve to help save lives and urges those who are feeling well to make and keep donation appointments to help the blood supply stay on track throughout the winter.

Don’t sit on the sidelines − kick off 2025 with a blood or platelet donation. To book a time to give, visit RedCrossBlood.org, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, or call 1-800-RED CROSS.

For the sixth year, the Red Cross and the National Football League (NFL) are partnering in January for National Blood Donor Month to invite football fans and blood donors to join our lifesaving team and score big for patients in need. As a special thank-you to donors for helping address the need for blood during the critical post-holiday time, those who come to give Jan. 1-26, 2025, will be automatically entered for a chance to win an exciting Super Bowl LIX giveaway. The trip includes access to day-of in-stadium pre-game activities, tickets to the official Super Bowl Experience, round-trip airfare, three-night hotel accommodations (Feb. 7-10, 2025), plus a $1,000 gift card for expenses. For full details, visit RedCrossBlood.org/SuperBowl.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities Jan. 6-26:

WI

Dodge

Beaver Dam

1/15/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Beaver Dam High School, 500 Gould St

Fox Lake

1/29/2025: 12 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Fox Lake Community Center, 248 E State Street

Horicon

2/5/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., MarshView Ministries, 103 South Cedar St

Iron Ridge

2/3/2025: 1:45 p.m. – 6 p.m., St Michael’s Lutheran Church, N4911 Gray Road

Juneau

1/22/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Dodgeland High School, 401 S Western Ave

Mayville

1/15/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Mayville Hometown Pharmacy, 1448 Horicon Street

Randolph

1/6/2025: 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., First Reformed Church, 406 S. High St.

Watertown

1/13/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, N572 Co Rd R

Waupun

1/9/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Edgewood Church, 201 Edgewood Dr

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Fond du Lac

Fond du Lac

1/9/2025: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., YMCA, 90 W 2nd St

1/17/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Fire Department Station 1, 815 S Main St

1/21/2025: 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., American Legion, 500 Fond du Lac Ave

1/21/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., American Legion, 500 Fond du Lac Ave

1/23/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Marian University, 45 S National Ave

1/29/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Church of Peace, 158 S Military Rd

1/31/2025: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Fond du Lac Public Library, 32 Sheboygan St.

2/4/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., MPTC Conference Center, 235 N National Ave

Mount Calvary

1/11/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Mount Calvary Fire Station, 999 Fond du Lac Street

Rosendale

1/14/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church, 124 S Main St

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Jefferson

Fort Atkinson

1/16/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Fort Atkinson Senior Center, 307 Robert St

Johnson Creek

1/17/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Johnson Creek Public Library, 125 Lincoln St.

2/6/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Community Center, 417 Union St

Waterloo

1/14/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran School, 413 E Madison

Watertown

1/15/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Watertown Senior & Community Center, 514 S. First Street

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Kenosha

Kenosha

2/6/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Herzing University, 5800 7th Ave

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Milwaukee

Brown Deer

1/17/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Brown Deer High School, 8060 N 60th St

1/31/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St Pauls Lutheran Church, 8080 N 47th St.

Cudahy

1/8/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Cudahy Family Library, 3500 Library Drive

Greendale

1/23/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Martin Luther High School, 5201 South 76th Street

2/7/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., The Hose Tower, 5699 Parking St

Milwaukee

1/8/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Granular, 316 N Milwaukee St #100

1/14/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Broken Bat Brewing Co, 135 E Pittsburgh Ave

1/14/2025: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., US Courthouse, 517 E Wisconsin Ave

1/16/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Milwaukee Community Sailing Center, 1450 North Lincoln Memorial Drive

1/21/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Lutheran Chapel of the Cross, 3353 S. Whitnall

1/27/2025: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Lakefront Brewery, 1872 N Commerce St

1/27/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Summit Place, 6737 W Washington St.

1/28/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Schlitz Park, 1555 N River Center Dr

1/28/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., General Mitchell Airport Delta Air Lines, 5300 S Howell Ave

1/31/2025: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., HA Todd American Legion Post 537, 9159 W Beloit Rd

2/7/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Southside Church of Christ, 1933 W Grange Ave

Oak Creek

1/9/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Discover Church, 7311 S 13th Street

1/15/2025: 12 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Nucor Cold Finish, 7200 S 6th St

River Hills

1/23/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., St Christophers Episcopal Church, 7845 N River Rd

Shorewood

1/7/2025: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Shorewood Village Center, 3930 N. Murray Ave.

South Milwaukee

1/29/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., South Milwaukee Police Department, 2424 15th ave

West Allis

1/29/2025: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Festival Foods, 11111 W Greenfield Ave

Whitefish Bay

1/10/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Christ Church Episcopal, 5655 N. Lake Dr.

1/28/2025: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Whitefish Bay Library, 5420 N Marlborough Dr

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Ozaukee

Grafton

1/30/2025: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Kapco Metal Stamping, 983 Badger Circle

Port Washington

1/6/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Inventor’s Brewpub, 305 E Washington St

1/10/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 504 W Grand Ave

1/22/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St Matthew Lutheran Church, 1525 N Grant St

Saukville

1/30/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Saukville Fire Department, 520 W Dekora St

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Racine

Burlington

1/22/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Low Daily Brewery, 700 N Pine St

Racine

1/7/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church, 1700 S Green Bay Rd

Waterford

1/16/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Village Hall, 123 N River St

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Sheboygan

Elkhart Lake

1/10/2025: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Elkhart Lake High School, 201 Lincoln St

Oostburg

1/9/2025: 11 a.m. – 4:15 p.m., Oostburg State Bank, 905 Center Ave

Plymouth

1/9/2025: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, N5990 Country Aire Rd

Sheboygan

1/10/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

1/15/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Uptown Social, 1817 N 8th St

1/17/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

1/24/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

1/27/2025: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Calvary Evanglical Lutheran Church, 2132 N 27th St

1/31/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

2/7/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave

Sheboygan Falls

1/9/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Sheboygan Falls High School, 220 Amherst Ave

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Walworth

East Troy

1/13/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., East Troy Bible Church, 2660 North St -Hwy 20

Elkhorn

2/5/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Elkhorn Area High School, 482 E Geneva St

Lake Geneva

2/7/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., The Cove of Lake Geneva, 111 Center Street

Sharon

1/7/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 228 Martin St

Whitewater

1/10/2025: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Cravath Lakefront Community Center, 341 S Fremont Street

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Washington

Hartford

1/6/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Hartford Recreation Center, 125 N Rural St

1/13/2025: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Dave’s Lanes, 218 N Main St

Jackson

1/21/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Still Waters Community United Methodist Church, 3617 Scenic Rd

Kewaskum

1/29/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Kewaskum High School, 1510 Bilgo Ln

West Bend

2/5/2025: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., West Bend City Hall, 1115 S Main Street

2/5/2025: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., West Bend City Hall, 1115 S Main Street

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Waukesha

Brookfield

1/14/2025: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Brookfield East High School, 3305 North Lilly Rd

1/20/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church and School, 13445 W Hampton Rd

Hartland

1/7/2025: 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Oakwood Church, 3041 Oakwood Rd

1/10/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Hartland American Legion, 231 Goodwin Ave

1/20/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Divine Redeemer Lutheran School, 31385 Hill Rd

1/23/2025: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Price Engineering, 1175 Cottonwood Ave

Menomonee Falls

1/6/2025: 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., American Legion Post 382, N88 W16652 Main St

2/3/2025: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., American Legion Post 382, N88 W16652 Main St

Mukwonago

1/20/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Mukwonago Community Library, 511 Division St

2/3/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Mukwonago YMCA, 245 E Wolf Run

Nashotah

1/16/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., MSI General, W215 E. Wisconsin Ave

Oconomowoc

1/8/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., SteelTank Brewing Co, 1225 Robruck Drive, Unit A

1/13/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., VFW Post 2260, 830 E Wisconsin Ave

1/24/2025: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., YMCA at Pabst Farms, 1750 Valley Rd

1/27/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Oconomowoc Community Center, 220 W Wisconsin Ave

Pewaukee

1/6/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/7/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/8/2025: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/9/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills, N36W24130 Pewaukee Rd, PO Box 802

1/10/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/11/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/12/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/13/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/14/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/15/2025: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/17/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/18/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/19/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/20/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/20/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Pewaukee Village Hall, 235 Hickory St

1/21/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/22/2025: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/24/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/25/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/26/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/27/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/28/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/29/2025: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

1/31/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

2/1/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

2/2/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

2/3/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

2/4/2025: 11:45 a.m. – 6:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

2/5/2025: 9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

2/7/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Waukesha Blood Donation Center, 2220 Silvernail Rd

Summit

2/6/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Summit Village Hall, 37100 Delafield Road

Sussex

1/27/2025: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Hamilton High School, W220 N6151 Town Line Rd

2/3/2025: 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Rotating Equipment Repair, W248 N5550 Executive Dr

Wales

1/31/2025: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Kettle Moraine High School, 349 N Oak Crest Dr

Waukesha

1/15/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Redemption Fitness Waukesha, 200 Travis Lane

1/21/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Waukesha YMCA, 320 E Broadway

2/7/2025: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Avenue

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.