Village blood drive October 23

Arkansas Blood Institute (ABI) encourages all healthy Hot Springs Village-area residents to donate blood from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, October 23, at 150 Ponderosa Lane. This drive offers special hours due to the health fair.

Blood donors at the Hot Springs Village Coronado Center blood drive will receive a free T-shirt, health screenings and Donor Rewards points, redeemable for merchandise in ABI’s online store.

Arkansas Blood Institute exclusively provides every drop of blood needed by patients in 16 hospitals in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, thanks to its volunteer donors. 

Any donor who wishes to support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals - locally, Arkansas Children’s Hospital - can forgo the T-shirt.  In turn, Arkansas Blood Institute will make a monetary contribution of similar value to Arkansas Children’s Hospital.  It’s a chance to ‘doubly give’ to help those in our area hospitals, needing blood and local children battling critical health conditions.  Funds donated to the hospital will support pediatric medical research, community outreach and treatment initiatives.

“One in three people will need blood in a lifetime,” said John Armitage, president and CEO of Arkansas Blood Institute.  “That is why it is important to donate every 56 days for patients in our local hospitals who need blood to survive.”

Anyone, 16 years or older*, can typically donate blood.  To find out more or make an appointment to donate, call 877-340-8777 or visit www.arkbi.org. 

*16 year olds must weigh at least 125 and provide signed parental permission, 17 year olds must weigh at least 125 pounds, 18+ year olds must weigh at least 110 pounds.