Give Blood

If you're healthy, please help someone who isn't. By donating your blood through the Red Cross, you are giving someone another chance - another birthday, another anniversary, another smile.

Collecting, testing and distributing blood is something the Red Cross has done for 50 years. Blood is needed everyday, around the clock and in communities all across the country.

Who Can Donate
If you're 17 years old or older, weigh at least 110 pounds and are in general good health, you can share your life with others. Effective July 1, 2006, Kansas law allows 16 year olds to donate blood or platelets with written parental consent (Similar law went into effect  August 28, 2006 in Missouri). In fact, your one donation can save up to three lives because each component of your blood is used for specialized medical treatments.

What to Expect When Donating 
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Where to Donate
You can donate blood at neighborhood sites throughout metropolitan Kansas City.

Please check for an updated schedule of blood drives at:

 http://www.kcredcross.org/courses_and_events.asp?category_id=371&amonth=0&ayear=0&button=Filter&IDCapitulo=575X01B31I&SN=5188&id=&OP=5192&__ncforminfo=aAzcXUmnuM7Xc0Tcu6XvXV49Y5ZZXKPNqgZ_dXQJ7uvZj5J-vdRStdeK0opyH-weOH-qpEZEVucrhTdGCfRnU0sapg9gsErabLNJowulGYA76zfujBeHBo7jI2jPqIGwbdvc-270hc8jgcCLRP0I9_PwMiqrJWhQVQyLAcymrZ7VLqpZ6ACdG9evWArRYnOzG_2bahKr5JPXrQpNqilGle13bzXoWEmH for