Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Alva campus is partnering with Our Blood Institute in Oklahoma to hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, in Percefull Fieldhouse.
Northwestern Upward Bound program members are sponsoring the event.
Our Blood Institute is the sixth-largest independent blood center in the nation, with 16 donor centers in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. OBI is the nonprofit blood provider for patients at more than 240 hospitals, medical facilities and air ambulances across all three states.
OBI has nine donor centers in Oklahoma and provides more than 90 percent of Oklahoma’s blood supply to more than 160 hospitals, medical facilities, and air ambulances. OBI’s donor centers are located in Ada, Ardmore, Central Oklahoma City, Edmond, Enid, Lawton, Norman, Northwest Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
All blood donors will receive a free vintage “Life is Better” t-shirt, free health screenings and donor rewards points.
With each donation, donors can forego the promotional t-shirt and instead choose to have the blood center make a financial donation to Global Blood Fund, a charitable organization that works to improve the availability and safety of blood in some of the world’s poorest nations.
Free pizza will be available, and all donors will receive their choice of a voucher for free admission of one entry to their choice of Science Museum Oklahoma, Frontier City or Hurricane Harbor.
Donors will need to present a photo ID to give blood.
To make an appointment, volunteer or have questions answered please contact Jaunita Dotson, Upward Bound director, at (580) 327-8113 or jrdotson@nwosu.edu.
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CONTACT FOR RELEASE:
Erin Davis, University Relations Specialist
eedavis@nwosu.edu, 580-327-8480