DETROIT (Aug. 9, 2023) – For the third time this year, the American Red Cross is teaming up with longtime partner Gardner White to host blood drives in the metro Detroit area and Saginaw.

The Red Cross needs help to prevent a looming blood shortage. It’s critical to have a strong supply of all blood types on hospital shelves to help patients.

“You can make a big impact with one simple act – by giving blood,” Jamila Wilson, a Red Cross donor recruitment account manager. “It takes just an hour of your time, and your generosity could be lifesaving.”

Right now, the Red Cross especially needs O negative, O positive and B negative blood donors. Whole blood donors are eligible to give every 56 days. Those who donated earlier this year are encouraged to make another appointment to give.

The blood drives will be held from 11 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15, and Thursday, Aug. 17. As a thank you for giving blood, all presenting donors will:

• Be entered in a drawing for two Cedar Fair tickets.
• Receive a $50 coupon toward a Gardner White purchase of $399 or more.
• Be entered into a drawing for a $500 Gardner White gift certificate.
• Receive a $10 e-gift card to a movie merchant of their choice.

To schedule an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) and use sponsor code gardnerwhite.

Red Cross blood drives are being held at these Gardner White locations:

Tuesday, Aug. 15, 11 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

• Ann Arbor, 3725 Washtenaw, 48104
• Novi, 43825 West Oaks Drive, 48377
• Saginaw, 2660 Tittabawassee Road, 48604
• Taylor, 22035 Eureka Road, 48180
  
  

Thursday, Aug. 17, 11 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

• Auburn Hills, 4445 N. Atlantic Blvd., 48326
• Canton, 41661 Ford Road, 48187
• Howell, 4101 E. Grand River, 48843
• Shelby Township, 14055 Hall Road, 48315
• Warren, 6500 E. 14 Mile Road, 48092
• Waterford, 4945 Dixie Highway, 48329

MEDIA CONTACT: David Olejarz | david.olejarz@redcross.org | 313-303-0606

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 visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.