For our donors and guests: Masks are required where mandated by local jurisdiction or blood drive site. Per CDC guidance, masks are otherwise not required for those fully vaccinated. If you’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19, you are eligible to donate blood, platelets or plasma. Read our COVID-19 FAQs.

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Become an Agent of Change and Give Hope to the World

 

Become an Agent of Change and Give Hope to the World

 

How to Host a Blood Drive

HOST A BLOOD DRIVE OR VIRTUAL BLOOD DRIVE

We all need inspiration to find the power to do our part. As a blood drive coordinator, you will encourage blood donors in your area to join you and work toward a common goal. If you just want to be part of something that helps people, or if you have a specific desire to honor the memory of a loved one, the time to act is now.

Blood drive coordinators also become COVID Rescue Team Leaders. When you recruit blood and platelet donors, you are potentially helping COVID-19 patients. We test all donations for COVID-19 antibodies. If a donation is antibody positive, we can produce convalescent plasma from it to help COVID patients – and the remaining blood components will help other patients with serious medical conditions.
 

Coming Together as a Community

Every one of us is essential to moving the world forward. Vitalant needs to collect as many as 5,500 blood donations every day to meet patient needs, so this is an opportunity to transform your life and the lives of so many others. Join a team of passionate volunteers to ensure a steady blood supply for patients throughout the country. If you can inspire and empower others to act on their urge to help—where they can, when they can and as much as they can—this is an amazing way to pay it forward.

 
 

On-Site Blood Drives

Though we may be socially distanced, we can still come together to get behind a common cause. On-site blood drives can be held almost anywhere, from churches and businesses to recreation centers, libraries and clubhouses.

We have a few basic requirements:

  • We ask for a minimum of 30 people to participate.
  • You must have either an inside location that meets specific requirements for staff and equipment or an outside location suitable for a bloodmobile.
  • You will need to raise awareness of the blood drive, educate donors about the constant need for blood, and be passionate, persistent and dedicated.
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NEW! Virtual Blood Drives

Many blood drives have been forced to cancel because of the pandemic. But there’s a new way you can help: You can give back to your community by hosting a virtual blood drive! A virtual blood drive allows you to recruit from your desktop, and donors can give at any Vitalant blood drive or donation center in their area. Organizing one of these events is simple to get started. You’ll work alongside an experienced donor recruitment representative who will guide you every step of the way. Together, we can help move the world forward. Learn more.

HOST A BLOOD DRIVE OR VIRTUAL BLOOD DRIVE
 

“The Folsom Admin Council is proud that our donors’ contributions help to save lives. We also appreciate that Intel supports this opportunity to give back to our community.”
— Jeanette, blood drive coordinator