From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — Healthcare providers are looking for some help.
The American Red Cross is asking healthy citizens to aid in the battle against COVID-19 by donating blood or platelets.
“The Red Cross has an urgent need for blood donors this summer, as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented supply challenges amid this uncertain environment,” read a statement from the organization. “Additionally, despite states lifting stay-at-home orders and reopening, many blood drives at businesses and community organizations continue to be cancelled as these locations remain closed or restrict the number of individuals at any location.”
Those who donate during the month of July will be entered for a chance to win an authentic “Wonder Woman 1984” movie prop. The new Warner Bros. Pictures film is due to hit theaters on Oct. 2.
“In times of crisis, new superheroes often emerge, and new alliances are forged. The Red Cross is thrilled to partner with WONDER WOMAN 1984 to encourage and thank fans and blood donors alike for being superheroes for patients in need by giving blood in July,” said Paul Sullivan, senior vice president of the American Red Cross Biomedical Services. “Blood donors have a unique super power—lifesaving blood. Blood cannot be manufactured, and donors are the only source for patients in need.”
Below is a list of local blood donation opportunities throughout the month of July:
- 7/6/2020: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center Blood Donation Center, 1802 6th Ave S
- 7/6/2020: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Brookwood Village Mall, 623 Brookwood Village
- 7/9/2020: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center Blood Donation Center, 1802 6th Ave S
- 7/10/2020: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center Blood Donation Center, 1802 6th Ave S
- 7/12/2020: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Bluff Park United Methodist, 733 Valley Street
- 7/13/2020: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saint Vincent's Hospital East, 50 Medical Park Drive East
- 7/13/2020: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center Blood Donation Center, 1802 6th Ave S
- 7/14/2020: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., SPOC Automation, Inc., 7363 Gadsden Hwy, Trussville
- 7/15/2020: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., Tom Williams Automotive Group, 2001 Tom Williams Way
- 7/16/2020: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., EMS Battle of the Badges at Northstar EMS, 450 10th Ave. S., Bldg. A
- 7/16/2020: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Paul Davis Restoration of Greater Birmingam, 3950 Pinson Valley Parkway
- 7/16/2020: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center Blood Donation Center, 1802 6th Ave S
- 7/17/2020: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center Blood Donation Center, 1802 6th Ave S
- 7/20/2020: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., United Way of Central Alabama, 3600 8th Avenue South
- 7/20/2020: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center Blood Donation Center, 1802 6th Ave S
- 7/21/2020: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., ProAssurance/Starnes Davis Florie LLP, 100 Brookwood Place
- 7/21/2020: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Downtown YMCA of Greater Birmingham, 2101 4th Avenue North
- 7/23/2020: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 2 Xavier Circle
- 7/23/2020: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., United Way of Central Alabama, 3600 8th Avenue South
- 7/23/2020: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center Blood Donation Center, 1802 6th Ave S
- 7/24/2020: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center Blood Donation Center, 1802 6th Ave S
- 7/24/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Premiere Cinema-Lakeshore Lux Cine & Pizza Pub, 501 Lakeshore Pkwy.
- 7/24/2020: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., The Gathering Place, 1005 Crossroads Plaza Drive, Moody
- 7/27/2020: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center Blood Donation Center, 1802 6th Ave S
- 7/28/2020: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., The Summit, 216 Summit Blvd
- 7/30/2020: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Brombergs Mountain Brook, 2800 Cahaba Road
- 7/30/2020: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center Blood Donation Center, 1802 6th Ave S
- 7/31/2020: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., UAB Medical Center Blood Donation Center, 1802 6th Ave S