Exclusive sunglasses for those who come to give July 1-14

Type O blood donors especially urged to give now

LIVERPOOL, June 23, 2025 — As the busy Fourth of July holiday week gets closer, the American Red Cross asks donors to celebrate by making a blood or platelets donation appointment to help power the blood supply through mid-summer. While all blood types are needed, donors with type O blood are most urgently needed.

Making and keeping donation appointments now is critical to ensuring blood products are available for all patients – including those in trauma situations that may require several lifesaving transfusions – in the weeks to come. Type O negative blood is often reached for in emergencies when there isn’t time to match a patient’s blood type. Type O positive is the most common blood type, so it’s important to keep type O blood and all blood types on hand at hospitals for people facing both chronic illness and sudden, life-threatening conditions.

Don’t wait – add a blood or platelet donation appointment to your summer calendar today by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App. 

The Red Cross and goodr are joining forces in July to remind donors they’re just the type patients can count on. All who come to give July 1-14, 2025, will get an exclusive pair of Red Cross x goodr sunglasses, while supplies last. Donors can personalize their one-of-a-kind shades with a blood type sticker! For details, visit RedCrossBlood.org/goodr.

Or, those who make it in to give by June 30, 2025, will get a $15 Amazon.com Gift Card by email, plus be automatically entered to win one of two $7,000 gift cards. See RedCrossBlood.org/June.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities June 23-July 14 

Herkimer

Herkimer

6/25/2025: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., ARC Herkimer, 350 S. Washington St., P.O. Box 271

6/26/2025: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Herkimer Veterans of Foreign Wars, 131 Mohawk Street

 

Little Falls

7/10/2025: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Little Falls Elks Lodge, 2 W Gansevoort St

 

Mohawk

7/8/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m., Mohawk American Legion-Post 25, 43 West Main Street

 

Newport

6/25/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Newport Fire Department, Rt. 28, 7371 Main St.

 

Old Forge

7/1/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Old Forge Fire Department, 116 Fulton St

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Madison

 

Canastota

7/8/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., St Agatha’s Church, 329 N. Peterboro St

 

Cazenovia

6/30/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Cazenovia Public Library, 100 Albany Street

7/10/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Cazenovia American Legion, 26 Chenango St

 

Chittenango

6/26/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., St Patrick’s Church, 1341 Murray Dr.

7/10/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Sullivan Free Library, 101 Falls Blvd

 

De Ruyter

7/11/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., American Legion, Seminary Street

 

Hamilton

7/2/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 27 Broad St.

 

Munnsville

7/11/2025: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Munnsville Fire Department, 5210 S Main St

 

Oneida

6/25/2025: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Oneida Public Library, 459 Main Street

6/27/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., St Paul’s United Methodist Church, 551 Sayles St.

7/11/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., St Paul’s United Methodist Church, 551 Sayles St.

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Oneida

 

Barneveld

6/24/2025: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., CenterPoint Church, 8021 NY RT 12

 

Camden

7/2/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., St John the Evangelist Church, 35 3rd St

 

Clinton

6/24/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Schilling Burns Young Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 959, 49 Franklin Ave

7/12/2025: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Clinton United Methodist Church, 105 Utica Road

 

Marcy

7/5/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Mohawk Valley Wellness, 9647 River Rd

 

Rome

6/30/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Rome VFW Post 2246, 315 N Washington St

6/30/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Rome Health, 1500 North James Street

7/11/2025: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Rome VFW Post 2246, 315 N Washington St

 

Sherrill

7/8/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., American Legion Post 230 Sherrill, 168 E. Seneca St.

 

Sylvan Beach

7/3/2025: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., American Legion, 1153 Clifford Ave

 

Utica

6/25/2025: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., SUNY Polytechnic Institute – Student Center, 100 Seymour Rd

6/25/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Annie P. Tilton Center, 1601 Armory Dr

7/3/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., AAA NORTHEAST, 430 Court St.

7/3/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., American Legion Post 229, 409 Herkimer Road

 

Waterville

7/5/2025: 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Waterville Village Hall, 122 Barton Avenue

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Onondaga

 

Baldwinsville

7/2/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., St Elizabeth Ann Seton, 3494 State Route 31

 

Camillus

6/27/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Camillus Fire Department, 5801 Newport Rd

7/7/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St Michaels Lutheran Church, 5108 West Genesee Street

 

Cicero

6/25/2025: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Driver’s Village, 5885 E. Circle Drive, Suite 200

6/26/2025: 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., American Legion Post 787, 5575 Legionnaire Drive

 

East Syracuse

7/1/2025: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., First United Church, 823 Franklin Park Drive

7/7/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., East Syracuse Free Library, 4990 James St.

 

Fayetteville

6/24/2025: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Northeast Medical Center, 4000 Medical Center Drive, (off Burdick)

6/28/2025: 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Fayetteville United Methodist Church, 601 East Genesee Street

7/1/2025: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Northeast Medical Center, 4000 Medical Center Drive, (off Burdick)

7/9/2025: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Northeast Medical Center, 4000 Medical Center Drive, (off Burdick)

7/14/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Northeast Medical Center, 4000 Medical Center Drive, (off Burdick)

 

Jamesville

6/23/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Community Library of DeWitt & Jamesville, 5110 Jamesville Rd

 

Liverpool

7/14/2025: 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., DAVIS ULMER, 7633 Edgecomb Drive

 

Manlius

7/2/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Manlius Fire Department, 8200 Cazenovia Rd.

 

North Syracuse

7/7/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., NAVAC, 603 N Main St

 

Skaneateles

6/25/2025: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., SkanWorks, 1326 New Seneca Turnpike

7/5/2025: 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Skaneateles Fire Department, 77 West Genesee St.

 

Solvay

7/2/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Solvay Fire Department, 1925 Milton Ave

 

Syracuse

6/24/2025: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Oncenter Complex War Memorial, 515 Montgomery Street

6/26/2025: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Dewitt Community Church, 3600 Erie Blvd. East

6/27/2025: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Destiny USA, 1 Destiny USA Dr

6/28/2025: 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Bishop Harrison Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave

7/1/2025: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Bethany Baptist Church, 149 Beattie St.

7/8/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Suburban Propane, 5793 Widewaters Parkway

7/11/2025: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Howlett Hill Fire Dept, 3384 Howlett Hill

7/12/2025: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Dewitt Community Church, 3600 Erie Blvd. East

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Oswego

 

Central Square

6/30/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., American Legion Post 915, 3301 Fulton Avenue

 

Constantia

7/9/2025: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Constantia VFW, 1560 NYS Route 49

 

Fulton

7/2/2025: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Believers Chapel, 614 South 4th Street (Route 481)

 

Hannibal

7/10/2025: 12 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Hannibal Fire Department, 155 OSWEGO ST

 

Oswego

6/26/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Oswego American Legion, 69 W. Bridge St. St.

7/1/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., United Baptist Church Scriba, 5111 NY 104

 

Pulaski

7/11/2025: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Sandy Pond Sportsman Association, 3201 County Rt 15

7/12/2025: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Brennans Beach RV Resort, 80 Brennan’s Beach RD

 

Sandy Creek

7/14/2025: 12:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Sandy Creek United Methodist Church, 2031 Harwood Dr

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How to donate blood

Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, 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 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.

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.

About the American Red Cross:

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on social media.