LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Red Cross) — During Trauma Awareness Month in May, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood and help ensure a sufficient supply for patient emergencies.
Dennis Weidner knows how critical blood products are in trauma situations. In 1996, part of his left leg was amputated following a farming accident. “Through the surgeries, I received 13 units of blood,” he said. Weidner now gives blood as often as he can.
Donors of all blood types are needed this May. Every day, the Red Cross must collect approximately 14,000 blood donations to meet the needs of trauma patients and others with serious medical conditions.
Schedule your appointment to give blood by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Donors can then also visit redcrossblood.org/cedarfair to enter to win one of two grand prize packages for four to Knott’s Berry Farm in California or Cedar Point in Ohio.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities by county:
Arkansas
Stuttgart
5/25/2016: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, 2807 Highway 165 South
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Clark
Arkadelphia
5/26/2016: 1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 107 N. 9th
5/28/2016: 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Walmart, 109 Malone
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Cleburne
Heber Springs
5/3/2016: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Walmart, 1500 Hwy 25 B North
5/11/2016: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Pizza Pie-Zazz, 521 Wilburn Rd
5/24/2016: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Defiance Metals Products, 944 Bypass Road
Quitman
5/9/2016: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Quitman High School, 6275 Heber Springs Road
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Conway
Morrilton
5/20/2016: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Walmart, 1621 B. Business 9
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Dallas
Fordyce
5/17/2016: 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Dallas County Medical Center, 201 N Clifton
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Faulkner
Conway
5/1/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 1075 Hogan Lane
5/2/2016: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Walgreen's, 850 Oak St
5/9/2016: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Walgreen's, 850 Oak St
5/16/2016: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Walgreen's, 850 Oak St
5/23/2016: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Walgreen's, 850 Oak St
5/29/2016: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1610 Prince St
5/30/2016: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Walgreen's, 850 Oak St
Mayflower
5/24/2016: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., First Baptist Church Mayflower, 4 Hwy 89 North
Mount Vernon
5/12/2016: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Mt. Vernon-Enola High School, 38 Garland Springs Rd
Vilonia
5/6/2016: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Vilonia Fire Department, 18 Bise Drive
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Garland
Hot Springs
5/20/2016: 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Big Lots #1143, 207 Airport Road
Hot Springs Village
5/10/2016: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Village United Methodist Church, 200 Carmona Rd
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Grant
Sheridan
5/22/2016: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Walmart, 1308 S Rock St.
5/25/2016: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Kohler, 415 S. Oklahoma
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Hot Spring
Malvern
5/20/2016: 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Suburban Propane Malvern, 1214 MLK Blvd.
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Jefferson
Pine Bluff
5/2/2016: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 1610 W. 42nd Street
5/16/2016: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 1610 W. 42nd Street
5/19/2016: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Arkansas State Highway & Transportion, 4900 Hwy 65 South
White Hall
5/13/2016: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Smart Chevrolet Company, 8205 Sheridan Road
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Lincoln
Star City
5/17/2016: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 200 West Wiley
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Lonoke
Cabot
5/6/2016: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Centennial Bank, 2171 West Main Street
5/16/2016: 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 204 N Third
5/23/2016: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Cabot United Methodist Church, 2004 South Pine Street
5/25/2016: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Papa's Place, 2798 S 2nd St
5/27/2016: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Security Bank Cabot, 205 West Pine St
Carlisle
5/3/2016: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Carlisle High School, 145 Raborn Rd.
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Monroe
Brinkley
5/26/2016: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 409 W Ash Street
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Ouachita
Camden
5/4/2016: 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Green Center, 638 California Avenue SW
East Camden
5/5/2016: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy, Hussey Road
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Perry
Perryville
5/23/2016: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., First Electric Cooperative, 801 South Fourche
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Phillips
West Helena
5/10/2016: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas - Fine Arts Building, 1000 Campus
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Pope
American Red Cross Russellville Blood Donation Center, 1003 W. Main
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Prairie
Des Arc
5/9/2016: 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 401 Erwin St
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Pulaski
Jacksonville
5/17/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Arkansas Federal Credit Union, 2424 Marshall Road
Little Rock
American Red Cross Little Rock Blood Donation Center, 401 S Monroe
5/2/2016: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Embassy Suites, 11301 Financial Center Parkway
5/4/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Arkansas State Capitol, 500 Woodlane Street
5/5/2016: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Pulaski County Courthouse, 401 West Markham
5/6/2016: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m., Don R. Roberts Elementary School, 16601 LaMarche Drive
5/6/2016: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Don R. Roberts Elementary School, 16601 LaMarche Drive
5/13/2016: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Baptist Health Medical Center, 9601 Baptist Health Drive
5/14/2016: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Walmart, 19301 Cantrell Rd
5/18/2016: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Euronet Worldwide, 17300 Chenal Parkway
5/19/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., FIS, 4001 N. Rodney Parham Rd
5/19/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., War Memorial Stadium, 1 Stadium Drive
5/19/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Arkansas Disability Association, 701 Pulaski
5/24/2016: 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Arkansas Department of Health, 201 S Monroe
5/26/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Federal Building, 700 W. Capitol
5/26/2016: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., John L McClellan Memorial VA Hospital, 4300 W. 7th St
Maumelle
5/9/2016: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Ace Hardware, 400 Murphy Drive
North Little Rock
5/3/2016: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Baptist Health Medical Center, 3333 Springhill Dr
5/6/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 4548 JFK BLVD
5/10/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 4548 JFK BLVD
5/11/2016: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, 5301 Northshore Drive
5/13/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 4548 JFK BLVD
5/17/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 4548 JFK BLVD
5/20/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 4548 JFK BLVD
5/21/2016: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Somers Avenue Church of Christ, 4801 Somers Avenue
5/23/2016: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Anytime Fitness, 5923 JFK Blvd
5/24/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 4548 JFK BLVD
5/27/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 4548 JFK BLVD
5/31/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 4548 JFK BLVD
Sherwood
5/18/2016: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m., Brockington Road Church of the Nazarene, 9860 Brockington Road
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Saline
Benton
5/15/2016: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Walmart, 17309 I-30 West
5/22/2016: 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Northside Church of Christ, 917 North East
Bryant
5/12/2016: 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., City of Bryant Parks and Recreation Department, 6401 Boone Road
5/16/2016: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Hill Farm Elementary School, 500 Hill Farm Road
5/18/2016: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sport Clips #AR103, 3213 Main Street Ste.3
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Union
El Dorado
5/18/2016: 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Medical Center of South Arkansas, 700 West Grove Street
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Van Buren
Bee Branch
5/4/2016: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., South Side High School, 334 Southside Road
Clinton
5/10/2016: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Walmart, 1956 Hwy 65 South
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White
Beebe
5/27/2016: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., First Security Bank, 1801 W. DeWitt Henry Drive
5/31/2016: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Walmart Beebe, 2003 W. Center Street
Bradford
5/31/2016: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Bradford Baptist Church, 403 W. Main
Searcy
5/6/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 1120 South Main St
5/11/2016: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., St. James Catholic Church, 1102 Pioneer
5/13/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 1120 South Main St
5/17/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 1120 South Main St
5/20/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 1120 South Main St
5/24/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 1120 South Main St
5/27/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 1120 South Main St
5/27/2016: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., First Security Bank, 314 N Spring
5/31/2016: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Center, 1120 South Main St