According to the Red Cross, blood donors who are African American play a critical role in helping people with sickle cell disease, the most common genetic blood disease in the U.S. Patients with the disease may rely on regular blood transfusions throughout their lives to help prevent sickle cell complications, such as organ and tissue damage, severe pain, and strokes. It is essential that the blood they receive be the most compatible match possible, which generally comes from someone of the same race or similar ethnicity.

Sign up to donate by scanning the QR code in the flyer, searching for blood drives using our sponsor code "Gamma Pi Chapter", or by using the following link:

https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?order=DATE&range=10&zipSponsor=gamma%20pi%20chapter