Donors entered to win a trip to Super Bowl LX
The Red Cross blood supply is under pressure following a busy holiday season, when winter weather and packed schedules made it even harder to ensure hospitals have the blood products needed for critical care. Without immediate action, doctors may have to make difficult decisions about which patients receive blood transfusions and who will need to wait. Donors with types O, A negative, and B negative blood are especially needed now.
Donors are urged to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.
For the seventh year, the Red Cross and the National Football League (NFL) are partnering in January for National Blood Donor Month to urge individuals to kick off 2026 with a blood donation. As a thank-you, those who donate between January 1 and 25, 2026, will be automatically entered for a chance to win a Super Bowl LX giveaway. The winner and guest will enjoy Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California; access to day-of in-stadium pregame activities; tickets to the official Super Bowl Experience; round-trip airfare; three-night hotel accommodations (February 6 to 9, 2026); and a $1,000 gift card for expenses.For full details, visit RedCrossBlood.org/SuperBowl.
The Red Cross and Pro Football Champion and blood donor Saquon Barkley are also teaming up to remind donors that the best offense against a winter blood shortage is by making and keeping blood donation appointments. The blood supply can drop quickly – now’s the time to get in the game and give blood or platelets.
“I gave blood once in college, and that was the only time I had ever been asked to give, until the Red Cross reached out this fall,” said Barkley. “It was a no-brainer for me to give again. It only takes about an hour, and once you realize in that short amount of time how much help it can bring – it’s a beautiful thing.”
Upcoming blood donation opportunities:
BROCKPORT
January 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Strong West, 156 West Avenue
January 19, 1 to 6 p.m., Brockport Firemen’s Exempt Club, 248 West Avenue
January 29, noon to 5 p.m., SUNY Brockport Seymour College Union, 350 New Campus Drive
CHURCHVILLE
January 13, 1 to 6 p.m., Riga Town Hall, 6460 Buffalo Road
ROCHESTER
January 19, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Westside Family YMCA, 920 Elmgrove Road
January 27, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Golisano Community Engagement Center, 2280 Westside Drive
January 28, 12:30 to 6:30 p.m., Amazon, 2600 Manitou Road
January 28, 1 to 6 p.m., Chili Community Center, 3237 Chili Avenue
SPENCERPORT
January 16, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES, 3599 Big Ridge Road
January 16, noon to 5 p.m., Ogden Community Center, 269 Ogden Center Road
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