Canadian Blood Services is offering a number of ways to Go Red in the CAW Student Centre on Tuesday, January 13. Besides conducting a blood donor clinic in the Ambassador Auditorium, its staff will be registering volunteers for the One Match Stem Cell and Marrow Network in the Commons area.

Registrants will apply cotton swabs to the inside of their cheeks, providing tissue samples that will be added to a database that identifies them as potential matches for a patient. The registry event will run 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The second-floor blood donor clinic will run 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For this clinic, the Canadian Blood Service will use its appointment system. It encourages donors to book appointments by calling 1-888-2DONATE (1-888-236-6283). Walk-in donors are still welcome but appointments will better accommodate donors’ working schedules.

As with previous clinics, the Department of Human Resources encourages all eligible employees to participate in this worthwhile process and asks any employees who wish to donate to make the necessary arrangements with their supervisors regarding the possibility of extended lunch or break periods.