The Kentucky Safety Program and the Personnel Cabinet are pleased to sponsor blood drives throughout the year. Read more in the Employee Handbook.
All locations listed below are in Frankfort, KY
2024 Blood Donation Opportunities
July
- 10 Kentucky Blood Center Kentucky State Capital - 700 Capital Avenue
- 10 Kentucky Blood Center Capital Complex East - 1024 Capital Center Drive
- 12 Kentucky Blood Center Centralized Lab - 100 Sower Boulevard
- 17 American Red Cross Boone National Guard Center - 100 Minuteman Parkway
- 17 Kentucky Blood Center Personnel Cabinet - 501 High Street
- 17 Kentucky Blood Center Cabinet for Health and Family Services - 275 East Main Street
- 19 American Red Cross Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street
- 24 American Red Cross Administrative Office of the Courts - 1001 Vandalay Drive
- 26 American Red Cross Legislative Research Commission - 700 Capitol Avenue
- 31 Kentucky Blood Center Mayo-Underwood Building - 500 Mero Street
August
- 1 Kentucky Blood Center Mayo-Underwood Building - 500 Mero Street
- 1 Kentucky Blood Center Mill Creek - 100 Mill Creek Park
- 6 Kentucky Blood Center Kentucky State Police Records and Technology - 1266 Louisville Road
- 7 Kentucky Blood Center 300 Building - 300 Sower Boulevard
- 9 American Red Cross Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street
- 16 American Red Cross Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street
- 21 American Red Cross 300 Building - 300 Sower Boulevard
- 23 American Red Cross Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street
- 27 American Red Cross Cabinet for Health and Family Services - 275 East Main Street
- 28 American Red Cross Mayo-Underwood Building - 500 Mero Street
- 28 American Red Cross Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - 200 Mero Street
- 30 Kentucky Blood Center Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife - #1 Game Farm Road
- 30 American Red Cross Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street
September
- 4 Kentucky Blood Center Kentucky State Capital - 700 Capital Avenue
- 4 Kentucky Blood Center Capital Complex East - 1024 Capital Center Drive
- 6 Kentucky Blood Center Centralized Lab - 100 Sower Boulevard
- 13 American Red Cross Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street
- 18 Kentucky Blood Center Cabinet for Health and Family Services - 275 East Main Street
- 18 American Red Cross Personnel Cabinet - 501 High Street
- 18 American Red Cross Kentucky State University - 400 East Main Street
- 25-26 Kentucky Blood Center Mayo-Underwood - 500 Mero Street
- 26 Kentucky Blood Center Mill Creek - 100 Mill Creek Park
- 27 American Red Cross Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street
- 27 American Red Cross Legislative Research Commission - 700 Capitol Avenue
Know Before You Go
- Employees can receive four hours of leave time with pay for donating and recuperating from donating blood.
- The donation must occur during an employee's scheduled work day, and does not include the lunch period.
- Leave time should be taken at the time of donation unless circumstances, as specified by the supervisor, require the donor to return to work. In this case, the unused portion of leave time will be credited as compensatory time.
- Agencies should notify their employees of individual blood donation policies.
- Donations can be made at any licensed blood center certified by the Food and Drug Administration.
- Prior supervisory approval is needed as well as verification after the blood donation.
- Employees deferred from donating shall not be charged for the time used in attempting to donate, but will not receive the four hours leave time as those who donate.
- For questions regarding the blood donation policy, contact the Office of Employee Relations at 502.564.9653
For questions about donating blood, contact
The
Kentucky Blood Center at 800.775.2522
Appointments to donate may be scheduled through the Kentucky Blood Center’s website at
www.kybloodcenter.org.
The
American Red Cross at 800.733.2767
Appointments to donate may be scheduled through the American Red Cross' website at
https://www.redcrossblood.org
