Blood Drive

Date & Location

Thursday, April 16, 2025
2:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church
318 W. Saddle River Road
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

Appointments Strongly Recommended!

Run By:

Vitalant Blood Donation
102 Chestnut Ridge Road
Montvale, NJ 07645
More info: HERE

Donation Types

  • Whole Blood – Most common donation and collects a pint of blood which takes about 10 minutes. Entire process takes about an hour
  • Power Red – Collection of red blood cells and safely returns platelets and plasma to the donor. Donors must meet eligibility requirements, including height and weight. Donor blood type should be O-, O+, A- or B-. The process takes about 1.5 hours.

How To Schedule An Appointment

  • CLICK HERE – to go directly to the drive page
  • CALL – Vitalant Customer Care Center at
    1-877-256-4825 and register for blood drive code: coming soon
  • WEBSITE – go to donors.vitalant.org and use the blood drive code: coming soon
  • QR CODE – scan this code below
  • NOTE: Donors must create an account with Vitalant to participate
  • You can speed up your donation by completing the medical questionnaire ahead of time. Access form HERE.

Donor Guidelines

  • Weigh at least 110 lbs.
  • Bring ID
  • Eat a meal before donation
  • Drink plenty of water before and after donation
  • All females between 16-22 & 65 and over who are new donors OR have not donated in the past two years, see below requirements: