Vitalant holding local blood drives for people to donate blood or platelets during October of 2025, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

(File Photo of the Vitalant Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Castle, PA) Vitalant is holding some blood drives in October of 2025 in some locations in both Beaver County and New Castle and one location in New Wilmington. Vitalant is encouraging those to give blood or platelets to do so, especially as platelets and type O blood is needed the most during October of 2025, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in which you can donate blood or platelets to help those undergoing treatments of cancer as well as other patients. According to a release from Vitalant, anyone who donates blood or platelets with Vitalant during October will be automatically entered to win a prepaid gift card they can use to upgrade their tech or spend however they wish, which is a chance to win $10,000 in their Tune Up Your Technology Giveaway. Here are the locations of these blood drives as well as more information about how to give blood or platelets can be found below, according to that same release from Vitalant:

Upcoming Blood Drives

 

Ambridge

Tuesday, October 28th

Ambridge Area High School

909 Duss Avenue

8 A.M. – 12 P.M.

 

Darlington

Monday, October 20th

Darlington Township Building

3590 Darlington Road

1 P.M. – 7 P.M.

 

Fombell

Friday, October 31st

Hero-Franklin Township Building

897 State Route 288

12 P.M. – 4 P.M.

 

New Brighton

Friday, October 10th

Rich DeFilippi Replenishment Drive

2236 3rd Avenue

12 P.M. – 6 P.M.

 

New Castle

Monday, October 6th

Shenango High School

2550 Ellwood Road

8 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

 

Friday, October 17th

Holy Spirit Parish – St Camillius, McGurk Hall

314 West Englewood Avenue.

11:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.

 

Friday, October 17th

UPMC Jameson North Campus

1211 Wilmington Road

10:30 A.M. – 3 P.M.

 

Monday, October 27th

Mohawk High School – Auxiliary Gym

385 Mohawk School Rd.

8:30 A.M. – 1 P.M,

 

New Wilmington

Wednesday, Oct. 8th

Wilmington Area High School

400 Wood Street

8 A.M. – 1 P.M.

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