All donors will receive a $25 e-gift card and companion pass to Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience
WHAT:
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is asking the community to come out and give the gift of life by donating blood this Giving Tuesday on November 28. In return, all donors will receive a $25 e-gift card. Platelet and double red donors will receive an additional $20 e-gift card.
LifeSouth supplies blood to 70% of Northeast Florida hospital beds through its service to many regional hospitals, including Baptist Medical Center Beaches, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Baptist Medical Center Nassau, Baptist Medical Center South, HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital, UF Health Jacksonville, UF Health North and Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Blood donated with LifeSouth directly helps patients at these hospitals.
WHO:
Representatives from LifeSouth can be available for interviews. To ensure availability of spokespeople, please contact Alaina Bundy with Wingard.
WHEN/WHERE:
Giving Tuesday Blood Drives:
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- Publix
- (14444 Beach Blvd) from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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- Walmart
- (10991 San Jose Blvd #1) from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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- Walmart
- (1505 CR 220) from 12:45 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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- Harrell and Harrell
- (4735 Sunbeam Rd.) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Donor Centers:
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- Jacksonville Donor Center (7840 Baymeadows Way)
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- Tuesday hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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- Julington Creek Donor Center (445 S.R. 13, Suite 25)
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- Tuesday hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Alaina Bundy
alaina@wearewingard.com
(904) 305-2054
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About LifeSouth:
LifeSouth is a non-profit community blood bank serving more than 150 hospitals in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. LifeSouth is committed to meeting the blood supply needs of hospitals and their patients by providing the highest quality blood components and services. The LifeSouth team is dedicated to making sure the blood is there when a patient is in need. To learn more, visit LifeSouth.org of donatingblood.org.