American Red Cross Blood drives in partnership with St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
Each year St. Philip’s hosts 6 blood drives in coordination with the American Red Cross of Southeastern Michigan. The drives are scheduled approximately every 56 days, coinciding with eligibility regulations set forth by the FDA for blood donors. St. Philip’s agrees to host donors that can donate both whole blood units as well as “Double Red” units at each drive.
Since 2011 St. Philip’s Blood Drives have collected thousands of units of blood in our community equating to over 10,000 lives directly affected by our ministry. Since the inception of blood drives at St. Philip’s we are recognized now as a premier partner to the American Red Cross and have had a significant impact – hosting hundreds of blood drives and recruiting thousands of donors. Blood is the only thing you can donate that directly impacts the recipient and cannot be donated or manufactured any other way. It saves lives!
Our St. Philip’s Red Cross Ministry Team consists of 8-10 parish members and one member of our community who liked our work and now volunteers regularly for us. Our volunteer base is dwindling. If you see it in your future to help out with this ministry at St. Philip’s, please know that there is always help needed to run snack table and welcome donors at registration. You may contact Judy Marchioni or the church office to assist with this life saving ministry.
Blood Drives Scheduled for 2024
Thank you for a great 2024! We are so grateful to all our donors and our volunteers for their generosity.
Blood Drives Scheduled for 2025
February 14, 2025 (Valentine's Day)
April 11, 2025
June 20, 2025
August 15, 2025
October 10, 2025
December 12, 2025
