The American Red Cross and PEANUTS® are joining forces this April as a reminder that it’s cool to be kind and help save lives. Right now, donors of all types, especially type O blood donors and those giving platelets, are needed to help avoid a spring blood shortage. Take a page from the PEANUTS comic strips that have charmed generations and care for one another by making a blood or platelet donation.

A thank-you to treasure

All who come to give April 1-23 will receive an exclusive Red Cross and PEANUTS T-shirt featuring Snoopy as the coolest beagle in town, Joe Cool, while supplies last. Plus, get a chance to win a VIP trip for two to Sonoma County, California, with a behind-the-scenes tour of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Snoopy’s Home Ice, courtesy of Peanuts Worldwide. (Terms apply. Visit rcblood.org/cool for details.)

The Peanuts gang shows up for each other. And, you can be a friend to patients in need this spring by scheduling an appointment to give at RedCrossBlood.org, using the Red Cross Blood Donor App or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS.