Donors Rock at KSHE Summer Blood Drive

Published by Kirby Winn on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 in News Releases

One of the nation’s largest blood drives is set to take place July 12 and 13 in the St. Louis region, providing essential support for our region’s blood supply at a critical time of year. The KSHE Summer Blood Drive comes just a week after blood donation dipped at Fourth of July and only days after ImpactLife shipped blood components to Houston to support blood inventory needs following Hurricane Beryl (more information, below).

The KSHE 95 Summer Blood Drive will help blood inventories recover from critically low levels by providing more than 2000 donations given at nine locations over two days across the St. Louis region.

KSHE Summer Blood Drive -- July 12 and 13

Friday: 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.  |  Saturday: 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

See our list of nine locations across the St. Louis region at www.bloodcenter.org/KSHE. 

Appointments are preferred, but not required. Walk-in donors may need to wait during busy periods at the blood drive. To schedule a donation, call (800) 747-5401 or use the ImpactLife mobile app (www.bloodcenter.org/app).

ImpactLife ships blood products to Houston
Earlier this week, ImpactLife joined a national effort to ship additional blood components to the region affected by Hurricane Beryl. The storm has greatly impacted blood donation in the region, but patient care continues at hospitals in Houston and the surrounding region.

Blood and platelet donations are used to support ongoing, routine use at local hospitals while a reserve is needed in case of a spike in demand due to large scale emergency or mass trauma. Additional donations will help ensure ongoing availability of blood components for hospitals in our region and wherever needed across the country.

Donors receive KSHE Summer Blood Drive T-shirts, entry in drawing for Sammy Hagar concert tickets
All presenting donors will receive our limited edition KSHE T-Shirt (right) and entry into a prize drawing for a pair of tickets to see Sammy Hagar on August 31 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater! One winner will be chosen for a pair of tickets from each blood drive location. (Concert info here.) 

The KSHE Summer Blood Drive was first held in 1984 to help support the blood supply during this critical time of year. Since that time, the KSHE listening audience has become a reliable base of support for the blood supply during the summer and holiday season, with nearly 5000 listeners participating in the July and December blood drives every year.

About ImpactLife
ImpactLife is a nonprofit community organization providing blood services to more than 120 hospitals and emergency medical service providers in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin, as well as resource sharing partners across the country. The blood center operates 23 Donor Centers and holds approximately 5000 mobile blood drives annually to provide blood components needed by hospitals and in pre-hospital emergency response throughout our region.

For more information on blood inventories and donor promotions, see www.bloodcenter.org and find us @impactlifeblood on Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

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