Give Blood in October during Liver Awareness Month

The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood during Liver Awareness Month this October.

According to the American Liver Foundation, more than 6,000 liver transplants are performed each year in the U.S., making it the second most common transplant. Liver transplant patients may require in excess of 30 pints of blood during surgery. Volunteer donors are the only source of blood for those in need of transfusions during surgery.

Donors with all blood types are currently needed, especially those with types O negative, A negative and B negative. All those who attempt to donate blood during October will be eligible 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). More information on liver disease and ways to help protect against liver disease is available at liverfoundation.org.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities:

Fairfield

Bridgeport

10/6/2014: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Housatonic Community College, 900 Layfayette

Danbury

10/1/2014: 1:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., Gethsemane Baptist Church International, Gethsemane Baptist Church International, 8-B Delay Street

10/11/2014: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Danbury Church of Christ, 90 Clapboard Ridge Road

Darien

10/1/2014: 1:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., First Congregational Church of Darien, 14 Brookside Raod

Fairfield

10/3/2014: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Sportsplex at Fairfield, 85 Mill Plain Road, Building J

10/7/2014: 1:45 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Avenue

10/7/2014: 9 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Avenue

10/15/2014: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, 1229 Post Road

Monroe

10/4/2014: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Monroe Senior Center, 235 Cutlers Farm Road

Norwalk

10/2/2014: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., American Red Cross Fairfield County Blood Donation Center, 596 Westport Avenue

10/4/2014: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., American Red Cross Fairfield County Blood Donation Center, 596 Westport Avenue

10/7/2014: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., American Red Cross Fairfield County Blood Donation Center, 596 Westport Avenue

10/9/2014: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., American Red Cross Fairfield County Blood Donation Center, 596 Westport Avenue

10/11/2014: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., American Red Cross Fairfield County Blood Donation Center, 596 Westport Avenue

10/14/2014: 12:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., American Red Cross Fairfield County Blood Donation Center, 596 Westport Avenue

Old Greenwich

10/4/2014: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 108 Sound Beach Avenue

Shelton

10/3/2014: 1 p.m. - 6:15 p.m., Shelton Community Center, 41 Church Street

10/13/2014: 8 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., R.D. Scinto Towers, 2 Corporate Drive

Stamford

10/11/2014: 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Tully Health Center, 32 Strawberry Hill Court

Stratford

10/9/2014: 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 2252 Main Street

Trumbull

10/15/2014: 11:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Middlebrook Farms of Trumbull, 2750 Reservoir Avenue

Wilton

10/6/2014: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., YMCA, 404 Danbury Road

How to donate blood

Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

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Submitted by Bethel, CT

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