The American Red Cross is encouraging residents to donate blood and platelets during National Volunteer Month in April. American Red Cross in Wisconsin spokeswoman Laura McGuire says donors of all blood types, especially type O blood donors and those giving platelets are needed. McGuire says the Red Cross depends on volunteer blood donors to collect about 12,000 blood donations every day.
Upcoming blood drives:
Fond du Lac
4/18/2024: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Fond du Lac High School, 801 Campus Dr
4/22/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Thrive Church, 79 E 2nd St
4/30/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, 625 W Rolling Meadows Dr
5/1/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Church of Peace, 158 S Military Rd
5/7/2024: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Moraine Park Tech Coll, 235 N National Ave
Oakfield
5/3/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Oakfield Community Center, 130 N Main St
Ripon
4/16/2024: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church ELCA, 430 Griswold St
4/18/2024: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Ripon College, 300 Seward St
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Green Lake
4/18/2024: 12 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., American Legion, 518 Water Street
Markesan
4/17/2024: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., St Joseph Catholic Church, 41 Saint Joseph St
