Salem Oregon Stake

Every eight weeks or so, The Salem Oregon Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints hosts a Red Cross Blood Drive. The next blood donation opportunity is coming up on April 24, 2025.

When people need blood, they really need it, and donors are an important part of maintaining the blood supply.

If you’ve never given blood—or haven’t done so for a while—the experience may not be what you imagine. For one thing, technology has streamlined the registration process; appointments can be scheduled on the website or on the Blood app as well as through our stake blood drive coordinator Sister Marge’ Cook. 

In addition, background and medication questions can be covered earlier on the day of the donation through a process (on the Red Cross Blood Donation website) called RapidPass.

When you arrive to give blood, check-in is quick (you need your Red Cross card or picture ID), and you should only have to wait a few minutes before the preliminary checks of blood pressure, temperature, and hemoglobin levels begin (they don’t even have to prick your finger anymore!)  After that, it’s just lie back and relax while your life-giving donation flows gently out of your arm.

Donating blood at the stake center includes the additional pleasure of meeting old friends and making new ones. According to Sister Cook: “At our last Blood Drive 26 donors were members from our Stake and 20 donors were from our community.”

If you are eligible, giving blood regularly is an easy and rewarding opportunity to serve and Sister Cook urges you to sign up early. As she says, “We are striving to grow our Stake Blood Drive and can only do that with your support and donations.”