Bleed 'Blue' for UK This Week
Lexington, Ky. (Aug. 27, 2012) — The Cats and the Cards will meet on the gridiron this Sunday, Sept. 2, but another Battle of the Bluegrass continues all this week at Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) donor centers and blood drives, including on the University of Kentucky campus.
Donors, who will get a chance to vote for Kentucky or Louisville when they register to give blood, will receive a Battle of the Bluegrass T-shirt and a chance to win the following prizes:
- A pair of tickets for three University of Kentucky football games
- A 2012 Toyota Rav4 SUV, which is the grand prize of Kentucky Blood Center’s Summer4Life.
“Good donor turn out for Battle of the Bluegrass will ensure an adequate blood supply heading into the Labor Day weekend,” said Martha Osborne, executive director of Marketing and Recruitment. “All blood donors are needed, especially those with negative blood types.”
Battle of the Bluegrass Campus Blood Drives
Singletary Center for the Arts
Monday – Friday (Aug. 27-31)
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
W.T. Young Library
Monday (Aug. 27)
2 – 7 p.m.
Friday (Aug. 31)
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ralph G. Anderson Building
Tuesday (Aug. 28) & Wednesday (Aug. 29)
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Johnson Center
Thursday (Aug. 30)
1 – 7:30 p.m.
To schedule a donation to help pump up the blood supply, visit kybloodcenter.org or call 800-775-2522.
Everyone who registers to give blood through Sept. 14 is eligible to win the RAV4. (Must be 18 to win.) Blood donors must be 17-years-old (16 with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds, be in general good health and meet additional requirements. Sixteen-year-old donors must have a signed parental permission slip, which can be found at kybloodcenter.org.
About KBC
KBC, the largest FDA regulated blood bank in Kentucky, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring a safe, adequate blood supply for patients at nearly 70 Kentucky hospitals and clinics in more than 60 counties. KBC relies on volunteers to donate 400 pints of blood per day to meet area patients’ needs. Over the last year KBC distributed nearly 130,000 blood components.
MEDIA CONTACT: Denise Fields, (859) 519-3721; Carl Nathe, (859) 257-3200