Red Cross and PEANUTS®: Be Kind, Give Blood or Platelets in April
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Date(s) - 04/05/2023 - 04/28/2023
12:00 am
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April is National Volunteer Month, and the American
Red Cross is celebrating the millions of people who volunteer to give blood, platelets and
plasma throughout the year. This month, the Red Cross and PEANUTS ® are joining forces as a
reminder that it’s cool to be kind and help save lives.
Don’t wait until there’s a crisis to give – donors of all blood types, especially type O
blood donors and those giving platelets – are needed now to keep the blood supply
strong enough to support critical patient care all season long.
People coming together to care for one another is the humanitarian spirit shared by the Red
Cross community and PEANUTS. Donors are encouraged to take a page from the comic strips
that have charmed generations and take care of one another by making a blood or platelet
donation.
Book a time to give by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, downloading the Red Cross Blood
Donor App, or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.
As a thank-you, all who come to give April 1-23 will receive an exclusive Red Cross and
PEANUTS T-shirt featuring Snoopy as the coolest beagle in town, Joe Cool, while supplies
last.* Those who come to give April 1-30 will be automatically entered for a chance to win a
three-night trip for two to Sonoma County, California. This getaway includes flights, hotel, a
$1,000 gift card and special tours of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Snoopy’s Home Ice,
courtesy of Peanuts Worldwide.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities April 3-23
Benton
4/5/2023: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Franklin Hospital, 201 Bailey Lane
West Frankfort
4/18/2023: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Trinity United Methodist, Trinity United Methodist, 304 N Sunny
Slope St.
Carbondale
4/7/2023: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., University Mall, 1237 East Main
4/11/2023: 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 303 South Poplar Street
4/12/2023: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 7168 Old Highway 13
4/14/2023: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Southern Illinois University Carbondale Student Center, 1255
Lincoln Drive
4/17/2023: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Unity Point School, 4033 South Illinois Avenue
4/19/2023: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Liberty Village of Carbondale, 2950 West Westridge Place
4/28/2023: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., SIH System Office, University Mall, 1239 East Main
Murphysboro
4/14/2023: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., United Methodist Church, 1500 Pine Street
4/18/2023: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Egyptian Electric, 1732 Finney Rd
4/25/2023: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., St Joseph Memorial Hospital, 2 South Hospital Drive
Mount Vernon
4/3/2023: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., East Salem Baptist Church – Mount Vernon, 16812 North Rockford
Lane
4/6/2023: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Crossroads Community Hospital, 8 Doctors Park Road
4/13/2023: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Casey Middle School, 1829 Broadway
4/26/2023: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Rolland Lewis Community Building, South 27th Street
4/27/2023: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Mount Vernon High School, 11101 North Wells ByPass
Opdyke
4/21/2023: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Opdyke Belle Rive School District, 19380 East Fourth Street
Pinckneyville
4/21/2023: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Pinckneyville Community Hospital Wellness Center, 5383 State
Highway 154
Anna
4/7/2023: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Union County Hospital, 517 Main Street
4/13/2023: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 409 Morgan Street
4/26/2023: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Anna-Jonesboro Community High School, 608 South Main
Street
Wolf Lake
4/27/2023: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Shawnee High School, 3365 State Route 3 North
Carterville
4/13/2023: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., John A Logan College, 700 Logan College Road
Herrin
4/24/2023: 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Herrin High School, 700 North 10th Street
Johnston City
4/24/2023: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Johnston City High School, 1500 Jefferson
Marion
4/3/2023: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Washington School, 420 East Main
4/11/2023: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Marion High School, 1501 South Carbon Street
4/11/2023: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 600 North Russell
4/13/2023: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Veteran's Airport, 10400 Terminal Drive, #200
4/17/2023: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Aldersgate Methodist Church, 1201 Fair Street
4/23/2023: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Zion United Church of Christ, 930 West Cherry