To schedule your lifesaving appointment, go
to https://donateblood.centralbloodbank.org:
- Choose “Donor Login” if you have donated
with Vitalant or Central Blood Bank before
- If you have not donated with Vitalant or
Central Blood Bank before, choose
“New Donor”
- At the “Schedule your Appointment Today”
screen, scroll down using the far right scroll bar
and enter group code C466 to schedule your
donation
- If you cannot schedule online, please call
Blood donors thanked with $6 prepaid gift card and chance to win big!  

NEWS RELEASE!
PITTSBURGH (Aug. 1, 2022) — Nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant is urging all eligible donors to
help curb a critical blood shortage with a special thank you to all who give in August: a $6 prepaid gift card
to spend on a gallon of gas or whatever they wish, plus a chance to win one of five, $3,000 prepaid gift
cards*.
All blood types are needed to alleviate this critical shortage, especially O positive and O negative. Type O
positive can be used almost as widely as O negative, which is the universal type that can be used for any
patient. Donors don’t need to know their type. In fact, new blood donors can learn their preliminary blood
type during their first visit, all donors can see their lab-confirmed blood type in their secure and confidential
online account within two weeks of donating.
All who are eligible are urged to make an appointment to come in, cool off and donate. Visit vitalant.org or
call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825) for the most updated information.
Donors who meet all eligibility requirements can be as young as 16 with parental consent, and there is no
upper age limit. Masks are optional for staff, donors and visitors except where required by local regulations
or blood drive host.