CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The American Red Cross is facing an impending shortage of the most needed blood types. They have issued an urgent call for donors with O negative, B negative, and A negative blood to donate now to ensure patients can receive the care they need.
Overall blood donations in the Red Cross Carolinas Blood Services Region have been 4,553 fewer per month in June and July than the previous 10 months of the year. Blood donation appointments can be scheduled by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.
Below is a list of the upcoming donation opportunities in Mecklenburg County.
Charlotte:
Aug. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wake Forest University Charlotte Center, 200 N. College St.
Aug. 5 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center, 600 E. 4th St.
Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Piedmont Natural Gas, 4720 Piedmont Row Drive
Aug. 5 from 2:30 to 7 p.m. at Charlotte Blood Donation Center, 2425 Park Road
Aug. 6 from 2:30 to 7 p.m. at Hawthorne Lane United Methodist Church, 501 Hawthorne Lane
Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Elliotte Manor, 10201 Connell Road
Aug. 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 8451 Idlewild Road
Aug. 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sharon Presbyterian Church, 5201 Sharon Road
Aug. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at ALOFT Charlotte Ballantyne, 13139 Ballantyne Corporate Place
Aug. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Department of Social Services, 301 Billingsley Road
Aug. 15 from 7:30 a.m. to noon at St. Francis United Methodist Church, 4200 McKee Road
Aug. 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1000 E. Morehead St.
Huntersville:
Aug. 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Huntersville Blood Donation Center, 9800 Kincey Ave., Suite 110
Matthews:
Aug. 7 from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at Walgreens, 1220 Matthews Township Parkway
Aug. 14 from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at Chick-fil-A, 9905 Matthews Park Drive
Mint Hill:
Aug. 8 from 7 a.m. to noon at Philadelphia Presbyterian, 11501 Bain School Road
