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Thank you for
deciding to sponsor an American Red Cross blood drive.
We’re confident that your experience as
a sponsor will prove to be a unique and rewarding experience.
The following lists will help you to plan your drive and
ensure that it is a success. For more creative blood drive
tips, please visit our sponsor-to-sponsor section.
- Site
requirements
- Material
and volunteer requirements
- Checklist:
four weeks before your blood drive
- Checklist:
one-two weeks before your blood drive
- Checklist:
two days before the blood drive
- The
day of the blood drive
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Site
Requirements:
- Minimum
of 800 square feet of total usable space
- Minimum
of two 3 prong outlets (at separate points in the room)
- Loading
and unloading zone close to site
- Accessible
restrooms
- Climate
control
- Sufficient
lighting
- Adequate
Parking for goal and staff
Please note: our self-contained units are
available for businesses and organizations who wish to
hold a blood drive,
but lack adequate space. Please contact
your field rep for more information.
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Material
Requirements:
| Goal: |
Minimum
Acceptable: |
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| 25-45 |
8 |
| 50-100 |
12 |
| 100-150 |
14 |
| 150-225 |
16 |
- The
following is an approximate number of volunteers
needed for a 5-6 hour mobile
- The
Region encourages chapters and sponsors to
conduct mobiles for 5-6 hours
- Four-hour
mobiles should have an additional volunteer
at each
station
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| Goal: |
Greeters: |
Walkers: |
Canteen: |
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| 50 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 75 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| 125 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| 150-175 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
| 200 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
| 250 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
| 300 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
| 400 |
5 |
12 |
5 |
| 500 |
5 |
15 |
5 |
- Who will be providing canteen for
the blood drive, you or the Region?
- If you
are providing canteen, please include hot
drinks, cold drinks, sweets, salty
foods
and paper products (cups, plates, napkins,
etc.).
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Four
weeks before the blood drive:
- Hold
recruitment committee meeting
- Recruitment
committee begins direct recruitment
- Reconfirm
volunteers
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Two
weeks and one week before the blood drive:
- Sign-up
count
- Contact
ARC Field Representative (make aware of contact for the
day of the drive-if not you)
- Reconfirm
volunteers
- Begin
promotion and distribution of print materials (if not
already started)
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Two
days before
the blood drive:
- Review
checklist to make sure everything has been completed
- Talk
with ARC Field Representative
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Day
of the
blood drive:
- Site
open 1 ½ hours
before the start of the drive
- Delegate
day of drive contact to meet staff –if not
you
- Site
cleared
- Tables
and chairs ready and set up
- Adjust
room temperature
- Refreshments
out and available
- Use
blood drive arrows on doors
- Have
starting volunteers show up 30 minutes before drive time
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