Upcoming American Red Cross blood drives in South Cobb 

According to the American Red Cross, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. requires a blood transfusion. The benefits of donating blood include helping people injured in accidents, undergoing cancer treatment, and battling blood diseases, among other reasons. For these reasons and more, citizens in South Cobb should consider donating when the bus arrives in our part of the community. 

Below is a list of upcoming American Red Cross blood drives in Cobb County. Please note the ones occurring in our South Cobb community. 

• May 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center, 677 Church Street in Marietta; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mountain View Regional Library, 3320 Sandy Plains Road in Marietta; 2 to 6 p.m. at Kennesaw Community Center, 2753 Watts Drive in Kennesaw; and noon to 8 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center, East Lake Shopping Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250 in Marietta.
• May 3 from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Baker Elementary School, 2361 Baker Road in Acworth; and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 4 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 5 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Marietta Adventist Church, 1330 Cobb Parkway North in Marietta; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mount Zion United Methodist Church Marietta, 1770 Johnson Ferry Road in Marietta; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 8 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Village at Lake Park, 2189 Lake Park Drive in Smyrna; 3 to 7 p.m. at Bethany United Methodist Church, 760 Hurt Road SW in Smyrna; 3 to 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post 294, 3282 Florence Road in Powder Springs; 3 to 7 p.m. at St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church, 6301 Cedarcrest Road in Acworth; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 9 from 3 to 7 p.m. at South Cobb Regional Library, 805 Clay Road in Mableton; and noon to 8 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 10 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Ward Recreation Center, 4845 Dallas Highway in Powder Springs; and noon to 8 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Keller Williams Cityside, 3350 Atlanta Road in Smyrna; 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Brookstone 1, 5595 Hedgebrooke Drive in Acworth; and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 12 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Turner Chapel AME, 492 N. Marietta Parkway in Marietta; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Marietta Fire Department Station 51, 112 Haynes Street in Marietta; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 14 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 189 Church Street NE in Marietta; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 15 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Wellstar Cobb Hospital Women’s Center, 3950 Austell Road in Austell; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Table, 300 Village Green Circle, Suite 100 in Smyrna; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kemp Memorial Library, 4029 Due West Road NW in Marietta; 1 to 6 p.m. at Vinings Library, 4290 Paces Ferry Road in Vinings; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Freedom Church, 3611 Cobb Parkway in Acworth; and noon to 8 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Freedom Church, 3611 Cobb Parkway in Acworth; and noon to 8 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 18 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Georgia Fitness, 3362 Acworth Summit Boulevard in Acworth; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 20-21 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 22 from 2 to 7 p.m. at Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle in Smyrna; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Marietta First United Methodist Church, 56 Whitlock Avenue in Marietta; and noon to 8 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 24 from noon to 8 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 25 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 26 from noon to 5 p.m. at Wellstar Vinings Health Park, 4441 Atlanta Road in Smyrna; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Parkway in Austell; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Town Center at Cobb mall, JC Penny Wing Second Floor Play Area, 400 Ernest W. Barrett Parkway NW in Kennesaw; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 28 from noon to 5 p.m. at Town Center at Cobb mall, JC Penny Wing Second Floor Play Area, 400 Ernest W. Barrett Parkway NW in Kennesaw; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Town Center at Cobb mall, JC Penny Wing Second Floor Play Area, 400 Ernest W. Barrett Parkway NW in Kennesaw; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Northstar Church, 3413 Blue Springs Road in Kennesaw; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Legacy Park, 4201 Legacy Park Circle in Kennesaw; and noon to 8 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• May 31 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wellstar East Cobb Health Park, 3747 Roswell Road NE in Marietta; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Legacy Park, 4201 Legacy Park Circle in Kennesaw; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. VFW Acworth, 4764 Cobb Parkway NW in Acworth; and noon to 8 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• June 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lincoln College of Technology, 2359 Windy Hill Road in Marietta; 3 to 8 p.m. at the Church of Latter Day Saints – Powder Springs; and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• June 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cobb County Water, 660 South Cobb Drive in Marietta; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the North Cobb Regional Library, 3535 Old 41 Highway in Kennesaw; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• June 3-4 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• June 5 from noon to 5 p.m. at KSU Marietta Campus – Student Center, 1100 South Marietta Parkway in Marietta; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• June 6-7 from noon to 8 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• June 8 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wellstar East Cobb Health Park, 3747 Roswell Road NE in Marietta; 1 to 6 p.m. at Nativity Lutheran Church, 2450 Clay Road in Austell; 1 to 6 p.m. at Heritage Presbyterian Church, 5323 Bells Ferry Road in Acworth; 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Brookstone 1, 5595 Hedgebrook Drive in Acworth; and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• June 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center, 677 Church Street, Marietta; 2 to 7 p.m. at the Kennesaw Community Center, 2753 Watts Drive in Kennesaw; 1 to 6 p.m. at Lost Mountain Baptist Church, 5400 Old Dallas Road in Powder Springs; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cobb Blood Donation Center.
• June 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Atlanta Braves-Hyatt House ATL/Cobb Galleria, 3595 Cumberland Boulevard SE in the Cumberland area; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cobb Blood Donation Center.

For more information, visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/.