Red Cross offers free haircuts for blood donations

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Donors can do good and look good this September when they donate blood or platelets with the Red Cross and get a free haircut coupon from Sport Clips Haircuts – a proud partner of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which supports research to find cures for childhood cancers.

Those who come out to give blood or platelets Sept. 1-30 will receive a coupon for a free haircut via email several days after their donation. The coupon is valid through Nov. 11, 2018, at participating Sport Clips locations. Donors must have a valid email address on record to receive the coupon.

Donors are urged to make an appointment to donate using the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/sport-clips or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). The Red Cross and Sport Clips encourage donors to use the hashtag #SavingLivesLooksGood to share their new looks and invite others to give.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities Sept. 1-15:

St Stephen Catholic Church, 1698 Canton Road Cadiz, KY 42211
9/4/2018: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Horizon Medical Center, 111 Hwy 70 E. Dickson, TN 37055
9/7/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Dickson Cumberland Presbyterian, 500 Hwy 70 E. Dickson, TN 37055
9/13/2018: 12:30 – 5:30 p.m.

White Bluff Church of Christ, 4416 Hwy 70 White Bluff, TN 37187
9/3/2018: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

American Red Cross, 1760 Madison St. Clarksville, TN 37043
9/5/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
9/10/2018: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Northwest High School, 800 Lafayette Road Clarksville, TN 37040
9/7/2018: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

How to donate blood
A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.