How to Sponsor a Blood Drive

All American Red Cross blood drives are hosted by volunteers - businesses, churches, synagogues, community organizations, and schools are all working voluntarily to assure that our blood supply is adequate.

To be sure of meeting our lifesaving goal of 600 donors per day, we work weeks and months ahead of time to identify who will host the blood drives and to determine how many donors to expect at each blood drive. New blood drive hosts are always needed, especially at holiday time. We need you!

What a blood drive sponsor does:

• Offers a suitable location.
• Assists the Red Cross staff with the recruitment of donors from their group or community.
• Schedules donors for their donation appointment.

The American Red Cross does the rest:

• A Red Cross representative works with you every step of the way as you plan and organize your blood drive.
• We'll help you determine how many donors to expect, and reserve the skilled collection staff you'll need to guarantee a successful drive.
• We bring the blood drive to you (setting up the equipment and taking it with us when we leave).
• We'll confidentially screen donors and collect blood donations that are then sent to Red Cross for testing, processing and distribution;
• And, we'll schedule volunteers to greet donors and serve refreshments.

Whether your organization is large or small, you can make a difference. In fact, small groups and businesses can easily participate by sponsoring a day at one of our donor centers.

Want to know more? Contact us via e-mail or call us at 1-800-GIVE LIFE.  It's a good feeling knowing that your volunteer effort will make a real difference in someone's life.

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