Super Blood Bowl This Week in Texarkana — Please Donate

Win special reservations at a Super Bowl party with your friends by donating blood this week. When you donate blood this Friday and Saturday you will be entered into a contest to win a special reservation for four at a local eatery.

All donors who donate at the LifeShare Blood Centers Friday, February 5 or Saturday, February 6 will be entered in drawing for a reserved table with appetizers for four from Hooters, Fat Jacks or Hopkins IceHouse during the Super Bowl on Sunday.

LifeShare Blood Centers is located at 1321 College Drive. They will be open on Friday from 8AM to 4PM and Saturday 8AM to 1PM.  The drawing will be held on Saturday at 1:30pm. Please call Melanie Eaves or Karen Siefert at 903-794-3173 for more information.

The largest use of donated blood is for patients undergoing cancer treatment. These blood transfusions to the patients are vital to keep them alive during their treatments. There are many needs for other patents as well. About 1 in 7 people entering a hospital need blood. One blood donation, approximately one pint of blood, can save up to three lives. Every donation has the potential to save someone’s life.

Please call today to schedule an appointment 903-794-3173. Walk-ins are also welcome at LifeShare Blood Center at 1321 College Drive, Texarkana, Texas. For more information, go to www.lifeshare.org.

LifeShare Blood Centers regularly supplies blood components to 117 medical facilities throughout Louisiana, East Texas and South Arkansas. Founded in Shreveport, La. in 1942, it is a nonprofit community service provider governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees.  LifeShare is a member of America’s Blood Centers and the American Rare Donor Program, is licensed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and accredited by AABB.

Did you also know that it is good for you to donate blood? You can think of it like changing the oil in your car, its always good to get some of the old blood out that might have too much iron and other minerals in it that can build up and cause health issues.

After blood donation, testing and processing takes a minimum of 24 hours before the blood is available for patient use. Donations of all blood types are needed for constant replenishing.