Richmond Raceway to host blood drive Oct. 29

Richmond Raceway will host a blood drive with the American Red Cross of Virginia on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Old Dominion Building at the complex, 600 East Laburnum Avenue.

“Thanks to the American Red Cross of Virginia for their dedicated work to ensure the strength of our nation’s blood supply during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Richmond President Dennis Bickmeier. “We will continue to offer the Richmond Raceway Complex as a resource to support the region during these unprecedented times.”

This will be the second American Red Cross of Virginia blood drive hosted at the Richmond Raceway Complex since the COVID-19 pandemic began; the first was Aug. 11.

“We are so pleased that our incredible partners at Richmond Raceway are answering the call to help us support the community by hosting another blood drive,” said Jonathan McNamara, communications director for the American Red Cross of Virginia. “Community based drives are essential to our ability to provide life-saving blood to patients across the commonwealth.”

Members of the community who want to donate blood may register online at redcrossblood.org. Use the code “race” in the Find a Blood Drive field on the homepage. Richmond blood drive participants should enter the facility through the Main Gate and park in the Midway near the Old Dominion Building. All donors will receive a $5 Amazon gift card via email and a chance to win a $1,000 Amazon gift card on behalf of the American Red Cross.

To save up to 15 minutes at the blood drive, donors are encouraged to complete a RapidPass, a pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire, upon arrival. To complete a RapidPass, donors can follow the instructions at http://redcross.org/rapidpass or use the Red Cross Blood Donor App.

For details, visit http://richmondraceway.com/blooddrive.