The American Red Cross encourages donors to Level Up heading into the holiday season
Nov 23, 2025, 7:08 PM CST
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RICHLAND CENTER, Wis (WRCO / WRCE) – The American Red Cross encourages donors to Level Up their impact by giving blood or platelets this November.
The last two months of the year can be a challenge for many donors trying to juggle regular donation appointments with packed schedules full of seasonal activities and holiday planning. The Red Cross is facing a drop in donor turnout this fall, a time when making and keeping appointments is critical to providing lifesaving blood products for patients over the holidays.
More donors are needed to help keep the blood supply strong. Donors of all blood types, especially those with types O negative, O positive and B negative blood and those giving platelets, are urged to make an appointment to donate now.
A blood drive will be held Monday (November 24) from 11:30 to 5:30 at South Elementary School in Reedsburg.
Reserve your spot to give blood or platelets by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, or calling 1-800-RED CROSS. To help empower and educate blood donors, in November, successful donations will get free A1C testing, commonly used to screen for prediabetes and diabetes.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at [email protected].
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at [email protected].
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