How do I get points?
Red Cross Racing is a national donor rewards program that allows users to accrue points and exchange those points for prizes. You can accrue points for Red Cross Racing to exchange for prizes in three ways:
- A one-time registration bonus of 50 points for first time users
- Reporting your blood donation activity online
- Referring friends to the program using the Refer Your Friend link
Key dates of 2010 Red Cross Racing Program:
- Donate: January 16, 2010 through January 15, 2011
- Report donations: January 16, 2010 through January 24, 2011 at 11:59:59 PM CST
- Exchange points for prizes: February 1, 2010 through January 31, 2011 at 11:59:59 PM CST
- Bonus Points - 75 bonus points will be awarded to Red Cross Racing members
who donate or present to donate during the dates listed below. Bonus points will
be awarded:
- Friday, May 28, 2010 through Tuesday, June 1 2010
- Thursday July 1, 2010 through Monday July 5, 2010
- Friday September 3, 2010 through Friday September 10, 2010
- Wednesday, November 24, 2010 through Monday, November 29, 2010
- Thursday, December 23, 2010 through Friday, January 7, 2011
The point structure for 2010 is as follows:
Each participant gets 50 points upon joining Red Cross Racing.
Red Cell (Whole Blood)
- Donation 1: 150 pts
- Donation 2: 350 pts
- Donation 3: 500 pts
- Donation 4: 600 pts
- Donation 5: 700 pts
- Donation 6: 800 pts
Double Red Cell (Red Cell pts x2)
- Donation 1: 500 pts
- Donation 2: 1,100 pts
- Donation 3: 1,500 pts
Platelet donations
- Donations 1-4: 50 pts
- Donations 5-8: 125 pts
- Donations 9-12: 150 pts
- Donations 13-16: 175 pts
- Donations 17-20: 200 pts
- Donations 21+: 225 pts
Each procedure type has its own point tier based on the frequency you can perform each procedure. This program is designed so that no matter what procedure category you choose to donate in (whole blood, double red, platelets) points will accumulate fairly independent of what tier you donate in over the course of the program.
The Red Cross Racing program is set-up such that you get points based on each procedure and not the number of units/pints. Only one type of donation can be reported. Points will not be credited to accounts for a platelet donation in addition to a whole blood donation. Please select a single procedure type to report when recording your donations.
Participants can accrue points by donating or presenting to donate whole blood, platelets or double red cells between January 16, 2010 and January 15, 2011. Additional donation procedures may, at the sole discretion of the Red Cross, also be eligible for points. To accrue points, participants must report their donation at redcrossracing.com. Donations must be reported by January 24, 2011 at 11:59:59 PM CST. Points will be listed as pending until they can be verified. This verification process takes between 5-10 days. All pending points will be verified before the point expiration date. Red Cross reserves the right to use its judgment to resolve any disagreements about point awards.
Participants can also accrue points for referring news users to the program. This can be done by clicking on the "Refer Your Friend" link on the right side of the homepage. This link will only appear once you are logged in. Here you can enter email addresses of the people whom you wish to refer. When the user(s) of the email address(es) you have referred register for Red Cross Racing and successfully report blood donation activity, a one time addition of 25 points will accrue in your account for each successful email registration that reports blood donation activity. It is important to note that the user you refer must sign up for Red Cross Racing with the email the referral was sent to. You can view the status of your referrals at any time by logging into Red Cross Racing and clicking on the Refer a Friend link and then navigating to the Referral Status tab.
Donating your points to the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces (SAF)
Supporting the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces is an opportunity to serve those who serve our nation. You can help by giving back your Donor Rewards points. Red Cross Racing will designate a donation for every point returned and make a contribution to the Red Cross SAF relief fund. Fund monies go to providing services, programs and goods like comfort kits and pre-paid phone cards. Once you choose to give points back, those points will be deducted from your total point balance.
