# Event Details - **Event Name**: Knowledge is Power: Blood Equity, Community Health, & Access + Blood Drive - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am – Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 03:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: ❤️ Our Blood. Our Voices. Our Future. Join us for a powerful Community Conversation on Sickle Cell Disease, Blood Equity, and Public Health.About this Event❤️ Our Blood. Our Voices. Our Future.Join us for a powerful Community Conversation on Sickle Cell Disease, Blood Equity, and Public Health. Become a DONOR HERO by participating in the Blood Drive presented by Versiti Blood Center of Ohio! Sickle cell disease is more than a medical condition—it is a public health issue, a health equity issue, and a call to action.Come hear from patients, caregivers, physicians, researchers, blood donation experts, public health leaders, and policymakers as we discuss how we can work together to improve access to care, expand blood donation, reduce health disparities, and create lasting change.✨ What to Expect:🩸 Blood Equity & Blood Donation🏥 Free Community Health Resources💬 Powerful Patient & Caregiver Stories⚕️ Public Health & Health Equity Discussions🧬 Emerging Gene Therapies & Innovation📢 Health Policy & Advocacy🤝 Community Organizations & Resources❤️ Opportunities to Take ActionWhether you are living with sickle cell disease, supporting a loved one, a healthcare professional, student, advocate, blood donor, or community member—your voice matters.Together, we can build healthier communities through education, partnership, and action.📅 Date: Friday, September 18, 2026📍 Location: Hale Hall (Free parking at the Union Hall South Garage 1759 N. Hight St Columbus, 43210)🎟️ FREE Community EventBecause healthier communities are built together—one connection, one screening, one blood donation, and one partnership at a time.#SickleCellAwareness #BloodEquity #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #CommunityHealth #BloodDonation #HealthJustice #SickleCellWarrior #CommunityFirst #OurBloodOurVoicesOurFuture #HealthForAll #TogetherWeCan # - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/columbus/knowledge-is-power-blood-equity-community-health-and-access-blood-drive/100001992891065825 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - door_time: 2026-09-18T13:30:00Z - Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes - Location: Hale Hall - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Columbus - **state**: OH - **country**: United States - **location**: Hale Hall - **lat**: 39.9969858 - **long**: -83.0117566 - **full address**: Hale Hall, 154 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Knowledge is Power: Blood Equity, Community Health, & Access + Blood Drive - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/9d75fd4302036b69e8ac02a8c4eb242292330513281e05131c50c04f73c26296-rimg-w912-h2048-dc5f4e46-gmir.jpg?v=1783358454 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Knowledge is Power: Blood Equity, Community Health, & Access + Blood Drive being held? - **A:** Knowledge is Power: Blood Equity, Community Health, & Access + Blood Drive takes place on Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am to Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 03:30 pm at Hale Hall, 154 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Knowledge is Power: Blood Equity, Community Health, & Access + Blood Drive? - **A:** Knowledge is Power: Blood Equity, Community Health, & Access + Blood Drive is organized by BridgePoint Community Solutions. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Knowledge is Power: Blood Equity, Community Health, & Access + Blood Drive", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/9d75fd4302036b69e8ac02a8c4eb242292330513281e05131c50c04f73c26296-rimg-w912-h2048-dc5f4e46-gmir.jpg?v=1783358454", "startDate": "2026-09-18T10:00:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-09-18T15:30:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/columbus/knowledge-is-power-blood-equity-community-health-and-access-blood-drive/100001992891065825", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Hale Hall", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "154 West 12th Avenue", "postalCode": "43210", "addressLocality": "Columbus", "addressRegion": "OH", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "39.9969858", "longitude": "-83.0117566" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "❤️ Our Blood. 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