Leaders Save Lives Program gives students chance to win college scholarship
(Syracuse, NY – Oct. 2014)The American Red Cross reminds eligible donors that it’s never too late – or too early – to make blood donation a lifelong habit.
Many blood donors report making their first blood donation while in high school. High school and college students account for about 20 percent of all blood donations to the Red Cross. Individuals can begin donating at 17 years old, or 16 in some states, and continue to donate as long as they meet eligibility requirements.
Blood donations often decline during the winter holidays when school is not in session. The Red Cross is offering 16- to 24-year-old students currently enrolled in school a way to help overcome this seasonal decline and have a chance to win a college scholarship. Students who sponsor a successful blood drive between Dec. 15, 2014, and Jan. 15, 2015, through the Leaders Save Lives program will be entered to win a college scholarship and will receive a gift card. More information is available at redcrossblood.org/leaderssavelives.
Donors are needed year-round, particularly those with types O negative, A negative and B negative blood. Those who attempt to donate in October will be entered to win a $5,000 Visa gift card, courtesy of Suburban Propane.
To make an appointment to donate blood, eligible donors are encouraged to download the new Red Cross Blood Donor App from app stores or text BLOODAPP to 90999 to receive a download link, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Blood Drives Scheduled in Onondaga County
10/16/14, 7:45 AM – 1:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/16/14, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM,
Christ United Methodist Church, 3474 Stiles Rd, Syracuse, NY 13209
10/17/14, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM,
St. Francis of Assisi, 7820 Bridgeport Minoa Rd, Bridgeport, NY 13030
10/17/14, 7:45 AM – 1:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/18/14, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM,
St Marys School, 47 Syracuse St., Baldwinsville, NY 13027
10/18/14, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM,
Belgium Cold Springs Fire Department 1, 7920 W River Rd., Baldwinsville, NY 13027
10/18/14, 7:45 AM – 1:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/18/14, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM,
Destiny USA, 1 Carousel Center Drive, Syracuse, NY 13290
10/18/14, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM,
Firestone Complete Auto Care, 711 Erie Blvd East, Syracuse, NY 13210
10/19/14, 7:45 AM – 1:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/19/14, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM,
Temple Concord, 910 Madison Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210
10/20/14, 1:30 PM – 6:30 PM,
St Michaels Lutheran Church, 5108 West Genesee Street, Camillus, NY 13031
10/20/14, 12:15 PM – 6:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/20/14, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM,
Crouse Hospital, 765 Irving Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210
10/21/14, 7:45 AM – 1:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/21/14, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM,
Bryant and Stratton College Liverpool, 8687 Carling Rd, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/22/14, 12:15 PM – 6:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/23/14, 7:45 AM – 1:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/24/14, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM,
Jamesville Fire Department, 6661 E. Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville, NY 13078
10/24/14, 7:45 AM – 1:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/24/14, 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM,
SU Whitman School of Management, 721 University Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210
10/25/14, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM,
Great Northern Mall, 4155 Route 31, Clay, NY 13041
10/25/14, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM,
United Church of Fayetteville, 310 East Genesee Street, Fayetteville, NY 13066
10/25/14, 7:45 AM – 1:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/25/14, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM,
Cross of Christ Church, 8131 Soule Rd, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/25/14, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM,
Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip St, Liverpool, NY 13088
10/25/14, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM,
Regal Cinema, 3649 Erie Blvd East, Syracuse, NY 13214
10/26/14, 7:45 AM – 1:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/27/14, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM,
Adult Nursing Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES, 4500 Crown Rd., Liverpool, NY 13090
10/27/14, 12:15 PM – 6:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/28/14, 7:45 AM – 1:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/29/14, 12:15 PM – 6:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/29/14, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM,
Syracuse University Schine Student Center, Waverly Ave., Syracuse, NY 13210
10/29/14, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM,
SUNY, Upstate University Hospital, Community Campus, Broad Road, Syracuse, NY 13215
10/30/14, 7:45 AM – 1:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
10/30/14, 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM,
SUNY, Upstate University Hospital, Community Campus, Broad Road, Syracuse, NY 13215
10/31/14, 7:45 AM – 1:45 PM,
Liverpool Blood Donation Center, 7359 Oswego Road, Liverpool, NY 13090