Comptroller Darlene Green Hosts American Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday, February 24, 2025

The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis.

January 31, 2025 | 2 min reading time

Red Cross Blood Drive

(St. Louis – January 31, 2025) The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis— Severe winter weather and wildfires have forced thousands of blood donations to go uncollected. There is a critical need for platelets, as well as an emergency shortage for types O negative and B negative blood. Donors are needed TODAY!

The office of St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green encourages residents to help by making a blood donation at its semiannual community blood drive on Monday, February 24th, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Room 208 of St. Louis City Hall.

Held each year during Black History Month, Comptroller Green’s February blood drive honors Dr. Charles Drew, the physician and medical researcher who developed the first large-scale blood banks early in World War II.

The Red Cross urgently needs blood and platelet donors to meet the needs of patient care, and there is ongoing need for African American blood donors for sickle cell therapies.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org [www.redcrossblood.org].

COVID-19 Pandemic Update
The following measures are in place in order to operate in the safest way possible for donors, volunteers, staff, and visitors to city hall:

  • All blood donors should schedule an appointment in advance by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or visiting redcrossblood.org [www.redcrossblood.org].

  • Learn more about precautions for city hall visitors at: Visiting City Hall.

  • Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control. Learn more about the Red Cross safety protocols at: COVID-19 and Blood Donation [www.redcrossblood.org].

Comptroller Darlene Green is the chief fiscal officer of the City of St. Louis and is charged with safeguarding the city’s credit rating and with protecting taxpayer dollars. Visit www.stlouis-mo.gov/comptroller to learn more about the Office of the Comptroller.

  • Department:
    Office of the Comptroller
  • Topic:
    Community

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