ST. LOUIS — During Red Cross Month in March, the American Red Cross reminds eligible blood donors that it doesn’t take a cape or superpowers to be a hero. By donating blood, donors can become a hero for patients in need.

Red Cross Month is dedicated to the everyday heroes who support the Red Cross mission by giving blood, volunteering their time, learning lifesaving skills or making a financial contribution.

The need for blood is constant. The Red Cross depends on blood donor heroes in communities across the nation to collect enough blood to meet the needs of patients at approximately 2,600 hospitals nationwide, about 80 of which are in the local Red Cross Missouri-Illinois Blood Services Region. Donors with all blood types are needed, particularly those with types O negative, A negative and B negative.

To learn more about donating blood and to schedule an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Upcoming blood donation opportunities:

 

Ill.

 

Clinton

 

Aviston

3/9/2015: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., American Legion Hall, 601 S.Clinton St.

 

Carlyle

3/12/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Case-Halstead Library, 571 Franklin Street

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Coles

 

Charleston

3/1/2015: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Salisbury Church, 2350 East Madison

3/13/2015: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Charleston High School, 1603 Lincoln Ave

 

Mattoon

3/2/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Mattoon Middle School, 1200 S 9th Street

3/3/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., St John Lutheran Church Mattoon, 200 Charleston Ave

3/11/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., YMCA, 221 N 16th Street

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Effingham

 

Teutopolis

3/3/2015: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 210 South Pearl

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Fayette

 

Brownstown

3/12/2015: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Brownstown High School, 421 South College Ave

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Franklin

 

Christopher

3/4/2015: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Christopher High School, 1 Bearcat Drive

 

West Frankfort

3/7/2015: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., First Christian Church, 1001 South Cherry

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Greene

 

Greenfield

3/10/2015: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., St Michaels Hall, 1011 Chestnut

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Jasper

 

Newton

3/14/2015: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Potter's House Ministry, 1 Kennedy Dr

 

Sainte Marie

3/8/2015: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., St Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, 112 Embarrass

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Jefferson

 

Dix

3/11/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Dix Community Center, 217 N. Main

 

Mount Vernon

3/2/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Garden Glen Apartments, 1407 S. 34th Street

 

Opdyke

3/9/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Opdyke Baptist Church, 9208 N. Opdyke Ln.

 

Waltonville

3/4/2015: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Waltonville Grade School, 802 W. Knob St.

 

Woodlawn

3/2/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Woodlawn Grade School, 301 South Central Street

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Macoupin

 

Brighton

3/13/2015: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Municipal Building, 206 S. Main

 

Mount Olive

3/4/2015: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Mount Olive High School, 804 W. Main St.

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Madison

 

Alhambra

3/9/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Alhambra Township, Fireman and Legion Park

 

Alton

3/6/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Alton Square Mall, 200 Alton Square

3/9/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Main Street United Methodist Church, 1400 Main St

 

Collinsville

3/4/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., First United Presbyterian Church, 201 E Church St

3/10/2015: 2 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 304 South Street

 

Edwardsville

3/14/2015: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Holiday Shores Fire Department, 93 Holiday Dam Rd

3/15/2015: 7:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Eden United Church of Christ, 903 N. Second Street

 

Godfrey

3/11/2015: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Alton Wood River Sportsmens Club, 3109 Godfrey Rd.

 

Highland

3/2/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Highland Hope UMC, 12846 Daiber

 

Maryville

3/11/2015: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Ameren IP, 2600 N. Center Street

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Marion

 

Centralia

3/3/2015: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., St Marys Hospital, 400 N Pleasant

 

Iuka

3/9/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Iuka Grade School, 405 S. Main

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Monroe

 

Columbia

3/15/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 400 Palmer Rd

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Montgomery

 

Witt

3/10/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Witt Lions Club, 600 W Broadway

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Pike

 

Griggsville

3/6/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Griggsville-Perry High School, 202 Stanford St.

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Randolph

 

Red Bud

3/3/2015: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Southwestern Illinois College, 500 West South 4th

3/10/2015: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Red Bud Regional Hospital, 325 Spring Street

3/11/2015: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Red Bud High School, 815 Locust Street

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Richland

 

Olney

3/12/2015: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., VFW, 205 N Walnut

3/15/2015: 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., St Joseph Stringtown Community Club, North Stringtown Road

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Saint Clair

 

Belleville

3/3/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Quail Club, 8303 Concordia Church Road

3/9/2015: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Fire Station One, 315 Caryle Ave.

 

Caseyville

3/10/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Caseyville Moose, 8550 Bunkum Road

 

East Saint Louis

3/7/2015: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Body of Christ Worship Center, 8601 Washington

 

Lebanon

3/13/2015: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Lebanon High School, 200 West Schulz

 

Millstadt

3/5/2015: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m., Millstadt Consolidated School, 211 West Mill Street

 

New Athens

3/4/2015: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., New Athens High School, 501 Hanft St.

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Shelby

 

Shelbyville

3/2/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Shelbyville High School, 1001 West North 6th Street

 

Sigel

3/9/2015: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., St Michael Church - Sigel, Church Street

 

Windsor

3/10/2015: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m., Windsor High School, 1424 Minnesota Ave

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Washington

 

Nashville

3/3/2015: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., Washington County Hospital-Nashville, 705 South Grand

3/4/2015: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Nashville High School, 1300 S. Mill

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Mo.

 

Crawford

 

Bourbon

3/13/2015: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Bourbon High School, 1500 Old Route 66

 

Cuba

3/3/2015: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Cuba HS, 1 Wildcat Pride Drive

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Franklin

 

Lonedell

3/12/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Lonedell Middle School, 7466 Hwy FF

 

New Haven

3/11/2015: 12:45 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Legion Hall, 9494 Highway 100

 

Pacific

3/3/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Riverbend Middle School, 2085 Highway N

3/9/2015: 2 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., New Beginnings Lutheran Church, 791 New Beginnings Drive

3/13/2015: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Eureka Fire Training Center, 18765 Old Highway 66

 

Union

3/2/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Legion, 205 North Washington

 

Washington

3/7/2015: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Wal-mart, 1701 A Roy Drive

3/15/2015: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., St Francis Borgia Church, 1000 Cedar Street

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Jefferson

 

Arnold

3/2/2015: 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus Pope John XXIII, 1623 Jeffco Blvd.

 

High Ridge

3/2/2015: 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Woodridge Middle School, 2109 Gravois Rd

 

Imperial

3/13/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., St Paul Lutheran Church, 6550 Old State Route 21, (Old Hwy 21 and Hwy M)

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Saint Charles

 

Harvester

3/1/2015: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., St Elizabeth Ann Seton, 2 Seton Ct

 

Lake Saint Louis

3/9/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Living Lord Lutheran Church, 500 Cedar Circle Drive

 

O Fallon

3/4/2015: 3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Ft. Zumwalt West Middle School, 150 Waterford Crossing

 

Saint Charles

3/2/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Kisker Road Library, 1000 Kisker Rd

3/5/2015: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m., Orchard Farm High School, 2165 Hwy V

 

Saint Peters

3/4/2015: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Living Word Christian School, 310 Cardinal

 

Wentzville

3/4/2015: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Schnucks Wentzville, 1960 Wentzville Parkway

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Saint Francois

 

Farmington

3/3/2015: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Parkland Health Center, 1101 West Liberty

3/8/2015: 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., St Joseph Catholic Church, 501 Carleton

3/12/2015: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Mineral Area Regional Medical Center, 1212 Weber Road

 

Leadington

3/6/2015: 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., VFW Post 5741, 600 E Woodlawn

 

Park Hills

3/9/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Park Hills of the Nazarene, 404 6th Street

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Saint Louis

 

Ballwin

3/8/2015: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Community Christian Church, 623 Meramec Station Rd.

 

Chesterfield

3/4/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Highcroft Ridge Elementary, 15380 Highcroft Dr

 

Creve Coeur

3/8/2015: 7:45 a.m. - 12 p.m., Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church, 12928 Ladue Rd

3/12/2015: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Spectrum Healthcare Resources, 12647 Olive Boulevard

 

Des Peres

3/3/2015: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Shriners Hospital, 2001 S Lindbergh

 

Eureka

3/11/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Central Baptist Church, 601 N Central

 

Fenton

3/2/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 203 Old Sugar Creek Road

3/9/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., St Louis County Library - Meramec Valley, 625 New Smizer Mill Road

 

Florissant

3/13/2015: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Missouri Veterans Home, 10600 Lewis and Clark Blvd.

 

Hazelwood

3/6/2015: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Gateway Buick GMC, 820 McDonnell Blvd

3/10/2015: 4 p.m. - 7 p.m., Hazelwood Civic Center, 8969 Dunn Road

3/12/2015: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Aesculap Inc, 615 Lambert Pointe Drive

 

Normandy

3/8/2015: 8:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., St Ann Catholic Church, 7530 Natural Bridge Rd

 

Saint Louis

3/2/2015: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Cliff Cave Library, 5430 Telegraph Road

3/3/2015: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Christian Hospital Northeast, 11133 Dunn Road

3/9/2015: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., St Louis County Library - Thornhill Branch, 12863 Willowyck Drive

3/12/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., Assumption Catholic Church, 4725 Mattis Road

 

University City

3/2/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., University City Public Library, 6701 Delmar Blvd

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Saint Louis City

 

3/2/2015: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m., City Hope Bible Church, 5868 West Florissant Ave

3/12/2015: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Bank of America, 100 N Broadway, Suite 300

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Sainte Genevieve

 

Sainte Genevieve

3/12/2015: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m., American Legion, 4th Street

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Warren

 

Warrenton

3/12/2015: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Warrenton Elks Lodge 2662, 1101 E. Veterans Memorial Parkway

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Washington

 

Cadet

3/6/2015: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Kingston High School, 10047 Diamond 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 (16 with parental consent in some states), 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.

About the American Red Cross

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.

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