The American Red Cross is reporting that the blood inventory levels are so low it is unable to sufficiently meet the demand of local hospitals. While there is a constant need for all blood types, donors with type O positive, O negative, A positive and A negative are asked to take an hour to donate […]

The American Red Cross of Union County is proud to announce the addition of an Instructor Training Class to its list of available courses. The Lay Responder First Aid and CPR/AED Instructor class is a fun, three day session, where interested individuals will learn how to become First Aid, CPR, and AED instructors, gaining […]

Two weeks into the New Year, the American Red Cross faces a severe shortage of several blood types. We typically see a drastic decline in blood donations at the end of the year, which causes a serious blood shortage at the beginning of January. Locally, supplies of type O negative, B negative and A negative […]

For the last 37 years, January has been set aside as the time of year to honor volunteer blood donors. During National Blood Donor Month, the American Red Cross would like to thank everyone who gives blood and helps patients in about 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers across the country.
National Blood Donor Month not […]

The American Red Cross needs more than 900 units of type O blood each day to meet the needs of patients in hospitals in this area. The American Red Cross of Union County will be hosting an “O” drive at the Red Cross on Friday December 28th. The chapter is located at 608 […]

Now, Union and Anson County community members have a new, convenient way to get trained in lifesaving skills such as CPR and first aid — online.  The Union County chapter has partnered with the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis to offer Red Cross Online Training.    
“We know that people are busy and it’s hard to […]

Imagine relaxing at a beautiful bed and breakfast, complete with tranquil gardens, elegant decor and luxury accommodations. You don’t have to simply imagine it - you can live it! Donate blood with the American Red Cross during the month of October and enter to win the “Fall into Donating” grand prize package, which […]

On Friday, August 24, the American Red Cross of Union County will be holding a blood drive and bone marrow typing at Piedmont High School. The drive is in honor of Rick Phillips, a teacher at the school who has Leukemia.
Rick recently came out of being in remission for six years, and when the Principal, […]

The American Red Cross of Union County will hold a blood drive in honor of Fred Clark, a volunteer who passed away on February 14, 2007 as a result of a house fire. The drive will take place on Friday July 6, 2007 from 12:30pm to 5:30pm at the Agriculture Center, located at 3230 […]

On Saturday, May 5, from 8:00am to 12:30pm the American Red Cross of Union County will hold a blood drive and bone marrow registration at Wesley Chapel Elementary School in honor of Julia Nesbitt, who two and a half years ago was diagnosed with T-cell, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.
Julia was born on May 31, 2002, “pink, […]