Want to Save a Life? Just Donate Blood During National Volunteer Month

To celebrate National Volunteer Month, the American Red Cross is asking for blood donors to join its crusade to increase much-needed reserves in April. 

The Red Cross will sponsor blood drives from April 1-15 in several locations in the DMV. 

Volunteer donors are the only source of blood for patients who need transfusions, so the Red Cross encourages all willing individuals to participate. 

Donors of all blood types are welcome to donate this spring.

Looking for a blood drive near you? Check out a list of local donation opportunities:

Virginia

Alexandria City:

• April 1 at Alexandria Chapter House (123 North Alfred Street) from 12:30 – 6 p.m.
• April 7 at Agudas Achim Congregation (2908 Valley Drive) from 3 – 8 p.m.
• April 12 at Alexandria Chapter House from 12:30 – 6 p.m.

Arlington:

• April 2 at 54^th Masonic District Blood Group (1 South George Mason Drive) from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• April 4 at Thomas Jefferson Middle School (125 South Old Glebe Road) from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• April 5 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church (3304 Washington Blvd) from 12:30 – 7 p.m.

Fairfax:

Loudoun:

• April 1 at Loudoun County Fire and Rescue (801 Sycolin Road) from 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• April 9 at Leesburg Public Safety Center (65 Plaza Street NE) from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• April 11 at The Village at Leesburg (1603 Village Market Blvd, Suite 100) from 2:30 – 7:30 p.m.
• April 15 at St. James Episcopal Church (14 Cornwall Street NW)

Manassas City:

• April 4 at St. Thomas United Methodist Church (8899 Sudley Road) from 2 – 7:30 p.m.

Prince William:

• April 13 at Prince William Ice Center (5180 Dale Blvd) from 2:30 – 8 p.m.

Washington, DC

District of Columbia:

• April 6 at Library of Congress, Madison Building (101 Independence Avenue  SE) from 8:30 – 1:30 p.m.
• April 6 at George Washington University (800 21^st Street NW) from 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• April 7 at Library of Congress from 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Maryland

Montgomery:

• April 2 at First Baptist Church of Gaithersburg (200 West Diamond Avenue) from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• April 3 at Tikvat Israel Congregation (2200 Baltimore Road) from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• April 6 at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital (19801 Observation Drive) from 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
• April 6 at Montgomery Chapter House (2020 East West Highway) from 1:30 – 7 p.m.
• April 8 at Washington Adventist University (7600 Flower Avenue) from 12 – 5:30 p.m.
• April 10 at The Lutheran Church of St. Andrew (15300 New Hampshire Avenue) from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
• April 15 at Montgomery Chapter House from 1:30 – 7 p.m.

Prince Georges:

• April 2 at Largo Community Church (1701 Enterprise Road) from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• April 4 at Red Cross Club Stamp Student Union (Baltimore Avenue) from 9 :30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• April 5 at Bowie State University (14000 Jericho Park Road) from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• April 7 at Baden Volunteer Fire Department (16608 Brandywine Road) from 2 – 7 p.m.
• April 8 at Bowie City Gymnasium (4100 Northview Drive) from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• April 9 at Bowie Senior Center (14900 Health Center Drive) from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• April 11 at Greenbelt American Legion Post 136 (6900 Greenbelt Road) from 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
• April 13 at RMS Building (1400 McCormick Drive) from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
• April 14 at Ritchie Coliseum (4533 Rossborough Lane from 1:30 – 6 p.m.

American Red Cross Blood Donation Centers:

• Dr. Charles R. Drew Blood Donation Center in Washington, DC
• Fairfax Blood Donation Center in Fairfax, Va.
• Rockville Blood Donation Center in Rockville, Md.

To sign up to give blood, you are encouraged to download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit the American Red Cross website.