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The American Red Cross in Virginia

The American Red Cross in the Virginia Region serves 118 independent cities and counties with a population of 5.8 million.

Blood Saves Lives: Helping People with Sickle Cell Disease

You can help people living with sickle cell disease with an investment that supports in-depth testing, typing and matching to provide blood for transfusion in people living with sickle cell disease.

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Events

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Diverse Blood Donor Awareness and Education Series

A quarterly series of virtual 1-hour community education programs to increase awareness of blood diversity challenges and health disparities in our African American community.

Upcoming event: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. View details.

View our event page for tentative dates/topics for the other quarterly sessions and symposium.

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Virtual Disaster Preparedness Classes

The Virginia Region of the American Red Cross is hosting monthly virtual disaster preparedness classes, which are available to our volunteers and the public!

Classes being offered: Home Fire Preparedness, Hurricane Preparedness, Flood Preparedness, and Zombie Apocalypse Preparedness.

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Help Can't Wait 2022 - Blue Ridge Chapter

Liberty University

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Breakfast 7:30 a.m. | Program 8:00 a.m.

This event is designed to recognize those remarkable heroes in our area who saved a life, performed an act of courage, or who unselfishly serve and give inspirational leadership to our community, while also raising much needed funds to continue the American Red Cross mission of providing disaster relief to those in their darkest hour.

Help Can't Wait 2022 - Southwest Chapter

The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

7:00 a.m. | Program 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

This event is designed to recognize those remarkable heroes in our area who saved a life, performed an act of courage, or who unselfishly serve and give inspirational leadership to our community, while also raising much needed funds to continue the American Red Cross mission of providing disaster relief to those in their darkest hour.