American Red Cross Blood Drives

There is no substitute for human blood. Blood donors at high school and college blood drives account for as much as 20 percent of donations during the academic year. It is the responsibility of the community to maintain a safe and adequate blood supply. It is only with your help that we are able to save lives each day.

All eligible donors are urged to schedule a blood donation appointment for Wednesday, July 10 or Wednesday, July 24 on the Homewood campus, Levering Hall, Glass Pavilion.

Join Dennis O’Shea, executive director of media relations and take the Hopkins Hero Pledge. Heroes will be invited to the inaugural caping ceremony in the fall.

• Find the nearest Hopkins drive and schedule an appointment.
• Sign up to volunteer at a blood drive. 

• Learn more about donating.
• Check eligibility criteria and for tips on preparing for your next blood donation.
• Read more about why your donation is so important.

Who Runs the JHU Homewood Drives?

In addition to the paid Red Cross staff members who handle the blood collection, students, staff and retirees volunteer their time to publicize and staff Homewood drives.

The Office of Work, Life and Engagement coordinates the Homewood drives.

Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions hosts drives on Bayview, East Baltimore, Hopkins at Eastern and Mt. Washington campuses.

The university student service groups listed below provide most of the volunteers who publicize and staff the Homewood blood drives; Hopkins ROTC also sends volunteers and recruits donors.

JHU Red Cross Corps publicizes and promotes the blood drive among the JHU student body and provides volunteers as needed for the drives.

Alpha Phi Omega student service co-ed fraternity publicizes the blood drives, pre-registers donors at tables throughout the campus, and recruits student volunteers to help run the drive.

Giving your time helps save lives. Thank you!