The American Red Cross Releases the Blood App

You Hold the Power to Save Lives

The American Red Cross is happy to introduce a first-of-its kind Blood Donor App that puts the power to save lives in the palm of your hand. Through the app, users can schedule appointments, track total donations, earn rewards and invite others to join them on a lifesaving team. The Blood Donor App is a great new way to help meet the constant need for blood.

The app has many exciting features including:

• Find local blood drives and donation centers quickly and easily;
• Convenient, easy appointment scheduling and rescheduling;
• Receive appointment reminders;
• Keep track of total blood donations;
• Receive special blood shortage alert messages;
• Claim rewards from participating retailers for donating blood or platelets;
• Join or create a lifesaving team, recruit other blood donors and view rankings on the Blood Donor Teams Leaderboard;
• Rate the blood donation experience;
• Follow the user’s blood donation journey from donation through delivery, when available.

This new and exciting app is free and available for download on iPhone® and Android™ devices.