Blood donations typically taper off in the summer, but the need for blood and platelets doesn’t take a vacation.
Dawn Johnson with the American Red Cross Cascades Region said numbers are down significantly the past two months. To incentivize donors, she said they’re having a unique promotion.
“In correlation with Shark Week, which is coming up," she told KLCC, "we’re giving away Shark Week T-shirts, and then also donors will be able to be entered in to win a three-night New York getaway and a private shark dive.”
Johnson said giving blood takes about an hour and a donation can potentially save more than one life.
Those who donate now through August 12 will be given a chance to win the New York getaway.
Red Cross blood drive events are taking place across Oregon in the coming weeks. Here's a list of events in the area:
July 15, 2023
St. Mark C.M.E. Church, 1167 Sam Reynolds St., Eugene, OR, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
July 19, 2023
St. Charles Medical Center, 2500 NE Neff Rd., Bend, OR, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Eugene Masonic Temple, 2777 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Eugene, OR,12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
July 21, 2023
Blood Donation Center, 815 SW Bond St., Suite 110, Bend, OR, 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
You can find more details on the Red Cross website, here.
