All presenting donors
will receive a Nashville Predators Foam puck and will be entered into a drawing
for an American Red Cross logo puck signed by current Nashville Predators
player for each drive
NASHVILLE,
Tenn., April 18,
2022 — The
American Red Cross is continuing the partnership with the Nashville Predators
Foundation to host a multi-city blood drive April 25 – April 29.
All presenting donors will receive a Predators foam hockey
puck while supplies last. All presenting donors will be automatically entered
into a drawing to win an official American Red Cross logo puck signed by a
current Nashville Predators player from each blood drive location. All who come
to give blood April 19 - May 19 at blood drives or blood collection centers
will also receive a $10 e-gift card to a merchant of choice and automatically
be entered to win a new travel trailer camper that sleeps eight, thanks to
Suburban Propane. Details available at rcblood.org/camper.
The Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma
donations for COVID-19 antibodies. Plasma from donations that meet the Food and
Drug Administration’s criteria for convalescent plasma may be used to treat
immunocompromised patients battling COVID-19.
“We are
urging all who can to come to donate at these Predator donation sites to help
us continue to replenish the blood supply on hospital shelves,” said Clif
Redish, interim regional donor services executive with the Red Cross Tennessee
Valley Blood Services Region. “As we go into summer travel season, we expect to
see donations decline, so it is important to have our donors show up every 56
days to donate whole blood. We are thankful that our partners, the Nashville Predators, are always there to help our
community when called upon.” Eighty percent of blood donated to the Red Cross
is acquired from blood donations made at blood drives. The organization
supplies 40 percent of blood across the nation.
How
to donate blood
Simply
download the Red Cross Blood Donor
App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, sponsor code: PREDS19 or call
1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa
Echo device 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 in most states (16 with parental
consent where allowed by state law), weigh at
least 110 pounds and are in good health may be eligible to donate blood. High
school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also must meet
certain height and weight requirements.
Blood
and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass®
to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online,
on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get
started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.
Donors with sickle cell trait
April
is also National Minority Health Month — a time to raise awareness about health
disparities that disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minority
populations. It’s also a time to encourage action through access to care,
health education and control of disease complications through blood donation.
At
a time when health information has never been more important, the Red Cross is
also screening all blood, platelet, and plasma donations from self-identified
African American donors for the sickle cell trait. This additional screening
will provide Black donors with an additional health insight and help the Red
Cross identify compatible blood types more quickly to help patients with sickle
cell disease. Blood transfusion is an essential treatment for those with sickle
cell disease, and blood donations from individuals of the same race, ethnicity
and blood type have a unique ability to help patients fighting sickle cell
disease.
Donors
can expect to receive sickle cell trait screening results, if applicable,
within one to two weeks through the Red Cross Blood Donor App and the online
donor portal at RedCrossBlood.org.
Blood drive safety
The
American Red Cross continues to assess COVID-19 safety protocols and are will
remove mask requirements at blood drives and donation centers effective April
25 for employees, volunteers, blood drive hosts and blood donors.
If
a blood drive host has a mask requirement at their facility, that requirement
will be honored. Red Cross will also graciously accommodate mask requests from
donors where close interaction occurs. Safety remains the top priority during
out blood drives.
Of
course, individuals may choose to continue to wear a mask for any reason and
masks will be available for those in attendance at blood drives and donation
centers. The Red Cross will also continue to socially distance wherever
possible at blood drives, donation centers and facilities in alignment with CDC
guidance.
Individuals
who have received a COVID-19 vaccine are still eligible to donate blood and
platelets. Knowing the name of the manufacturer of the vaccine they receive is
important in determining blood donation eligibility.
Nashville
Predators Foundation blood donation opportunities April 25 – April 29:
Monday,
April 25, 2022
The Livery
Stables Event Hall
1104 Main
Street
Pleasant
View, TN 37146
1:00 p.m. -
7:00 p.m.
Sumner
Regional Medical Center
555
Hartsville Pike
Gallatin, TN
37066
10:00 a.m. -
3:00 p.m.
Courtyard by
Marriott
1980
Providence Parkway
Mount
Juliet, TN 37122
11:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m.
Clarksville
American Red Cross
1760 Madison
Street
Clarksville,
TN 37043
10:30 a.m. -
4:30 p.m.
Nashville
Predators -Spring Hill Community
125 Stephen
P. Yokich Pkwy
Spring Hill,
TN 37174
12:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.
Vanderbilt
University Medical Center
Light Hall
2215 Garland
Avenue
Nashville,
TN 37232
8:00 a.m. -
02:00 p.m.
City of
Brentwood
Brentwood
Library
8109 Concord
Rd.
Brentwood,
TN 37027
10:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m.
Tuesday,
April 26, 2022
First
Baptist Church
613 South
Main Street
Goodlettsville,
TN 37072
12:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.
Celebration
Lutheran Church
3425 N Mount
Juliet Road
Mount
Juliet, TN 37122
10:00 a.m. -
3:00 p.m.
Gold's Gym
Smyrna
567 S. Lowry
St.
Smyrna, TN
37167
11:00 a.m. -
5:00 p.m.
Ford Ice
Center Bellevue
7638 B
Highway 70 S
Nashville,
TN 37221
12:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.
Nashville
Predators Galleria
1800
Galleria Blvd.
Suite 2075
Franklin, TN
37067
12:30 p.m. -
5:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt
University Medical Center
Light Hall
2215 Garland Ave
Nashville,
TN 37232
10:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m.
City of
Brentwood
Brentwood
Library
8109 Concord
Rd.
Brentwood,
TN 37027
10:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m.
Wednesday,
April 27, 2022
Collinwood
Freewill Baptist
1st Ave
North
Collinwood,
TN 38450
2:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.
Clarksville
American Red Cross
1760 Madison
Street
Clarksville,
TN 37043
10:30 a.m. -
4:30 p.m.
Nashville
Predators World Outreach Church
1921 New
Salem Highway
Murfreesboro,
TN 37129
1:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.
Sumner
Station
225 Big
Station Camp Blvd
Gallatin, TN
37066
10:00 a.m. -
3:00 p.m.
The Element
Nashville
2825 Elm
Hill Pike
Nashville,
TN 37214
10:00 a.m. -
3:00 p.m.
Holiday Inn
University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center
1021
Wilkinson Trace
Bowling
Green, KY 42103
10:30 a.m. -
4:30 p.m.
Thursday,
April 28, 2022
Ridgetop
First Baptist Church
1757 Highway
41 South
Ridgetop, TN
37152
12:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.
Nashville
Predators - Columbia Community
1106
Nashville Hwy
Columbia, TN
38401
11:30 a.m. -
5:30 p.m.
Faith Lutheran
Church
1655 Main
Street
Lebanon, TN
37087
12:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.
Ford Ice
Center
5264 Hickory
Hollow Parkway
Antioch, TN
37013
1:00 p.m. -
7:00 p.m.
Natchez
Trace American Red Cross Chapter
129 West
Fowlkes St, Ste 100
Franklin, TN
37064
10:00 a.m. -
3:00 p.m.
Huntsville
Red Cross Donation Center
1015 Airport
Rd. SW
Huntsville,
AL 35802
10:00 a.m. -
3:00 p.m.
Friday,
April 29, 2022
Hendersonville
Community Church
381 West
Main
Hendersonville,
TN 37075
10:00 a.m. -
3:00 p.m.
Holiday Inn
University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center
1021
Wilkinson Trace
Bowling
Green, KY 42103
10:30 a.m. -
4:30 p.m.
Nashville
Predators Winchester Community
1230 South
College Street
Winchester,
TN 37398
1:00 p.m. -
7:00 p.m.
East Tennessee
American Red Cross Blood Drive
6921
Middlebrook Pike
Knoxville,
TN 37909
1:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.
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