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National Volunteer Blood Donor Month

January is National Volunteer Blood Donor Month - "Give Blood…The Gift of Life"

American Association of Blood Banks, America's Blood Centers, and American Red Cross host National Volunteer Blood Donor Month to encourage donors to give or pledge to give blood. If you are at least 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and are in good health, you may be eligible to donate blood. Celebrate National Volunteer Blood Donors Month by "Giving the Gift of Life" and encouraging your friends and family to donate as well.

Top Ten Reasons You Should Become a Blood Donor this Month:

  1. January is a difficult month to collect donations due to the holidays, poor weather and more people getting sick.
  2. Donated blood has a shelf life of approximately 42 days, so the supply needs to be constantly replenished.
  3. Approximately 38,000 units - 5,000 gallons - of Red Blood Cells are needed each day and more than 26.5 million units of blood components are transfused every year.
  4. 4.5 million American lives are saved each year with blood transfusions.
  5. Fewer than 5 percent of healthy Americans eligible to donate blood actually donate each year.
  6. Just one unit of donated blood can help save the lives of up to three people.
  7. Approximately every three seconds someone needs blood.
  8. You are eligible to donate blood every 56 days.
  9. You can save lives.
  10. The next life saved could be yours.
Blood Donation in North Texas

To find a blood donation center near you, refer to the list of Carter BloodCare centers below or visit their website at www.carterbloodcare.org for additional information.

Where to Donate Blood in Collin County:
Allen Donor Center
1328 W. McDermott, Suite #222
Allen, TX 75013
Tel: (214)-509-0550		 Plano Center
4709 W. Parker, Suite 505
Plano, TX 75093
Tel: (972)-612-2098

Where to Donate Blood in the DFW Metroplex:

Addison Center
3959 Belt Line Rd
Addison, TX 75001
Tel: (972)-960-8895

Grand Prairie Center
2985 S. Highway 360, Ste. 145
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Tel: (972)-988-6051

Arlington Center
1618 Randol Mill Rd
Arlington, TX 76021
Tel: (817)-274-0812

Greenville (Presbyterian Hospital) Center
4215 Loop 315, Room 4726
Diabetic Classroom Outpatient Clinic
(800)-366-2834

Dallas (Baylor) Center
Baylor University Medical Center
3409 Worth St.
Sammons Bldg., Suite 410
Dallas, TX 75246
Tel: (214)-823-4483

Hurst, Euless, Bedford (HEB) Center
1805 W. Airport Freeway
Bedford, TX 76021
Tel: (817)-283-4787

Dallas (Harry Hines) Center
2110 Research Row
Dallas, TX 75235
Tel: (214)-351-8111

Irving Center
3557 N. Beltline Road
Irving, TX 75062
Tel: (972)-258-0055

Wheatland Center
4041 W. Wheatland, Ste. 128
Dallas, TX 75237
(972)-572-3917

Keller Center
101 Town Center Ln., Ste. 111
Keller, TX 76248
Tel: (817)-337-1520

Denton Donor Center
2215 South Loop, Suite #335
Denton, TX 76205
(940)-343-2055

Lewisville Center
1565 W. Main, Ste. 475
Lewisville, TX 75067
Tel: (972)-219-1665

Fort Worth (Forest Park) Center
2473 Forest Park Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76110
Tel: (817)-335-4935

Mesquite Center
3611 Gus Thomasson, Ste. 100
Mesquite, TX 75150

Fort Worth (Hulen) Center
5429 S. Hulen St.
Fort Worth, TX 76132
Tel: (817)-263-5810

Richardson
322 W. Campbell Rd, Suite 322
Richardson, TX 75080
Tel: (972)-437-4483
Links and Resources

American Association of Blood Banks

All About Blood FAQs

American Red Cross

GiveLife.org

America's Blood Centers

Carter BloodCare

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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