Vitalant is inviting people to take part in their Valentine’s Day Blood Drive to celebrate the holiday.
Vitalant invites you to celebrate a day filled with love by sharing the love through a blood donation. Your donation is important to the patients in our community; 250 blood donations are needed each day to sustain the needs of patients in Mississippi.
Donors receive a “Together We Can Do Amazing” Valentine themed T-shirt, bonus points for a FREE movie ticket through the online rewards store, and sweet treats!
Red cell, plasma and platelet donations are needed and are a vital part of patient care. Having an adequate amount of blood on hand in all blood types, before the need, is the key to transforming lives. You can ensure blood is always available by giving at least three times a year.
Give blood at the Tupelo donation center located at 4326 S. Eason Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 14 from 7am to 2pm.
To schedule an appointment to give blood, go to vitalant.org or call 877-258-4825. Walk-in donors are always welcome.
Blood donation takes about an hour from check-in to refreshments. Donors can save about 20 minutes by completing their Fast Track Health History the day they donate. It’s at vitalant.org.
Volunteer blood donors must be at least 16-years-old, weigh at least 110 pounds and in general good health. Additional height/weight requirements apply to donors 22 and younger, and donors who are 16 and 17 must have signed permission from a parent or guardian.
About Vitalant: Vitalant is the nation’s second largest community blood service provider, supplying comprehensive transfusion medicine services for nearly 1,000 hospitals and health care partners for patients in need across 40 states. Vitalant inspires local communities to serve the needs of others and transform lives through the selfless act of donating blood. Every day, almost 5,000 blood donations are needed to meet the needs of people throughout the country, and Vitalant’s 780,000 donors supply 1.8 million donations a year. In addition to blood products, Vitalant offers customers transfusion services, medical consulting, quality guidance, ongoing education, research and more. For more information and to schedule a donation, visit vitalant.org or call 877-258-4825 (877-25VITAL). Join the conversation about impacting the lives of others on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. *United Blood Services and Lifeblood are now Vitalant*
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