The Central Ohio Region offers many different ways for community members to become involved in our lifesaving mission. The Give an Hour, Get an Hour program awards nurses who donate blood and successfully complete the independent-study CE activity with contact hours approved by the Ohio Nurses Association. In addition, our annual Flo Cup Challenge promotes blood donations by nurses and generates nearly 4,000 annual donations.

Our Century Club recognizes dedicated donors, and Partners for Life aims to increase blood donations among minority populations.

The Red Cross also offers children the chance to make a difference with the Youth Blood Program, which educates them about blood donation and encourages them to ask adults they know to donate blood.