Donate blood at Eastern Arizona College on Nov. 5 and become a hero for patients counting on lifesaving blood donations
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THATCHER — The community is invited to become a hometown hero and help meet the constant need for blood by donating on Nov. 5 at Eastern Arizona College’s Activity Center (615 N. Stadium Ave., Thatcher, AZ).
This year’s blood drive marks 25 years of partnership between Eastern Arizona College and the American Red Cross, a collaboration that has collected more than 28,000 units of blood and helped save countless lives.
Since its founding in 2001, the drive has become a cherished community tradition, bringing neighbors together year after year to support patients in need. The event collects an average of 165 units of blood, and this year organizers are challenging the community to help break the drive’s all-time record of 200 donations collected in a single day.
Every donation can make a lifesaving difference. Blood donors help ensure patients undergoing cancer treatment, trauma survivors, new mothers, premature babies, and others have access to the blood products they need. Whether you’re a first-time donor or a longtime supporter, your donation can help save lives and help make a record-setting day for the community.
The need for blood remains constant. Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood products, and volunteer donors are essential to ensuring hospitals have blood available when patients need it most.
In November, during National Diabetes Awareness Month, donors can help save lives AND empower their health! Successful November 2026 donations will get free A1C testing (one result per calendar year). Terms and additional information can be found at RedCrossBlood.org/Maze.
To make an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code EAC, or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds, and comforts victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members, and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that relies on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to carry out its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on social media.
