US EditionRed Cross Offers Super Bowl Giveaway Amid Critical Blood Shortage
The American Red Cross faces a severe nationwide blood shortage with hospital requests exceeding supply, especially for O, A negative, and B negative types, and offers donor incentives.
- On January 20, 2026, the American Red Cross urged local residents to donate amid a critical shortage and said donors who give through Jan. 25, 2026, enter to win a Super Bowl LX trip.
- Winter weather and flu activity have disrupted donations, with Paul Sullivan and Dr. Courtney Lawrence noting about 400 blood drives impacted last month and a 35% drop in the national blood supply.
- Urgent needs center on hospitals, which report requests now exceed supply, forcing triage and risking trauma victims, mothers in childbirth, and people with blood types O, A negative and B negative, the Red Cross says.
- As an added incentive, donors who give Jan. 26-Feb. 28, 2026, will receive a $20 e-gift card, while the winner and guest get a Super Bowl LX trip and a $1,000 gift card.
- Schedule an appointment via the Red Cross Blood Donor App, RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED CROSS, as over 90% of the Red Cross workforce are volunteers during National Blood Donor Month.
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Red Cross faces severe blood shortage, depends on volunteers
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Red Cross offers Super Bowl giveaway amid critical blood shortage
Donating blood during a critical national shortage could also send one lucky donor to the Super Bowl.The American Red Cross says donors who give blood through Jan. 25 will be entered for a chance to win a trip for two to Super Bowl LX in Los Angeles.The promotion comes as the Red Cross notes that the national blood supply has dropped about 35% over the past month, prompting it to declare a severe blood shortage.Numerous factors are being blamed …
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