Blood Donors Needed To Help With Shortages The American Red Cross needs your blood donation. They say usually at this time of year the Red Cross would reach out to ask for help to offset the impacts that winter has on donations. But this year Red Cross officials in Yakima say the call to give is even more important because the current pandemic poses an additional challenge to maintaining an adequate blood supply for patients in need throughout eastern and central Washington State. Those who donate blood or platelets this January will be automatically entered to win two tickets to next year’s Super Bowl in Los Angeles.