LIFELINE Blood Services Announces ‘December to Remember’ events

PRESS RELEASE FROM MELINDA REID, MARKETING MANAGER, LIFELINE BLOOD SERVICES:

LIFELINE Blood Services Announces “December to Remember” events

JACKSON, TN: — LIFELINE Blood Services invites you to be a Holiday Hero and help us save lives this Christmas!  LIFELINE will host their Annual “Holiday Hero” Christmas Blood Drive at their Dyersburg Center on December 16, from 8 a.m.- 4 p.m., at 1130 HWY 51 Bypass, Suite 19 and 20 in Dyersburg, TN. The LIFELINE Jackson Center, located at 183 Sterling Farms Drive, will host their “Holiday Hero” Christmas Blood Drive on December 21 from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.  All donors will receive a “Holiday Hero” t-shirt, a coupon for a free 10 inch, one topping pizza from Marco’s and a chance to win a 65 inch TV generously donated by Leaders Credit Union.

LIFELINE will offer a December giveaway! Donors can enter our drawing to win 1 of the 3 $500 VISA gift cards generously donated by Jesus Mendoza Roofing and Restoration. A gift card will be given away weekly from December 1- 21.

All donors from both Jackson and Dyersburg Centers as well as our bloodmobiles will be eligible to enter the $500 Visa gift card giveaway. 

“We experience blood shortages around the holidays, so we especially want to ask donors to take the time to be a Holiday Hero and donate. Come save lives with the elves of LIFELINE!” said Melinda Reid, Marketing Manager with LIFELINE Blood Services.

LIFELINE provides blood services to 21 West Tennessee counties, including 18 hospitals, 14 emergency helicopter service locations and 1 ground ambulance service. Annually, the Center collects approximately 26,000 blood products (red cell units, platelets, plasma, etc.) to meet the needs of patients. Of that total, 75% of those products are collected on the bloodmobiles across West Tennessee. LIFELINE also provides reference lab and cross-matching services to healthcare facilities. For more information, visit our website: www.lifelinebloodserv.org.

December Mobile Blood Drives 2023

Centennial Bank -Trezevant 12/01/2023 12:00p – 5:00p

Food Giant – Parsons 12/01/2023 12:30p – 5:30p

American Legion Post #55 -Martin 12/01/2023 1:00p – 6:00p

Milan High School 12/02/2023 10:00a – 2:00p

FUMC -Lexington 12/04/2023 1:00p – 6:00p

Crockett Co. Courthouse -Alamo 12/04/2023 1:00p – 6:00p

Bethel Springs Elementary 12/05/2023 12:00p -5:00p

Gibson Co. Courthouse -Trenton 12/05/2023 12:00p – 5:30p

Ripley Primary School 12/05/2023 12:30p – 5:30p

TVEC – Savannah 12/06/2023 12:00p – 6:00p

FUMC -Paris 12/07/2023 12:00p – 6:00p

Cash Saver -Huntingdon 12/07/2023 1:00p – 6:00p

Lake Co. Primary Clinic -Tiptonville 12/08/2023 11:00a – 4:00p

Centennial Bank -Middleton 12/08/2023 12:00p – 5:00p

Highlands Church -Finger 12/10/2023 9:00a – 12:00p

Selmer Courthouse 12/11/2023 12:00p – 6:00p

E.W. James & Sons -Martin 12/11/2023 12:00p – 6:00p

JEA -Jackson 12/12/2023 8:00a – 11:00a

First Baptist Church -Somerville 12/13/2023 12:00p – 6:00p

Simmons Bank -Kenton 12/15/2023 12:00p – 4:30p

Mulherin Family Pharm. -Brownsville 12/15/2023 1:00p – 6:00p

Walmart -Camden 12/18/2023 12:30p – 5:30p

E.W. James -Union City 12/18/2023 1:00p – 7:00p

Adamsville Healthcare & Rehab 12/19/2023 12:00p – 5:00p

Lowe’s – Paris 12/19/2023 2:00p – 6:00p

Tate Family Food -Greenfield 12/20/2023 12:30p – 5:30p

Lowe’s -Savannah 12/20/2023 1:00p – 6:00p

Milan Box Corp. 12/21/2023 7:30a – 11:30a

Milan General Hosp. 12/21/2023 1:30p – 4:00p

Food Giant -Lexington 12/22/2023 11:00a – 3:00p

First Citizens Bank -Oakland 12/22/2023 11:00a – 4:00p

First Citizens Bank – Green Village 12/22/2023 11:00a – 4:00p

Lowe’s -Union City 12/26/2023 11:00a – 3:00p

JMCGH 12/26/2023 11:00a – 4:00p

Henery Co. Med. Center -Paris 12/27/2023 9:00a – 4:00p

Walmart -Marin 12/27/2023 1:00p – 6:00p

LIFT Wellness Center 12/28/2023 9:00a – 1:00p

Piggly Wiggly -Henderson 12/28/2023 1:00p – 6:00p

AHC -McNairy 12/28/2023 1:00p – 6:00p

Food Rite -Dyer 12/29/2023 12:30p – 5:30p

Baptist Mem. Hosp. – Carroll Co. 12/29/2023 1:00p – 5:00p

Center Drives

Holiday Hero -Dyersburg Center 12/16/2023 8:00a – 4:00p

Holiday Hero -Jackson Center 12/21/2023 9:00a – 6:00p

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