Two free Oklahoma City Thunder basketball game tickets await each blood donor who gives at Central Park Hall at Expo Square, Monday, Dec. 28. Vouchers for the tickets will be given from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Oklahoma Blood Institute’s (OBI) Holiday Blood Drive supported by the Thunder.
“The Thunder provides great motivation for good-hearted Oklahomans to give Monday, when so many are traveling or involved in holiday activities, and blood donation typically declines,” said John Armitage, M.D., Oklahoma Blood Institute president and chief executive officer. “We encourage all in the Tulsa-area to stop by Expo Square and give. Then, Oklahomans can ring in the New Year without concerns about sufficient blood supply for those who need it. Everyone wins!”
OBI provides every drop of blood for patients in 150 medical facilities in Oklahoma including Saint Francis Hospital, Saint Francis South, The Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis, SouthCrest Hospital, Tulsa Spine and Specialty Hospital and Tulsa Life Flight.
One in three people will need blood at some point in a lifetime. Each donation provides life-saving blood for up to three Oklahomans.
The vouchers will be redeemable for select 2010 Thunder games through the Tulsa 66ers, the minor league affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder. For more information, call 918-585-8444.
In addition to Thunder tickets, on Monday, December 28, donors will also score a voucher good for two free tickets to the Tulsa 66ers game on Jan. 3. Tulsa 66ers ticket vouchers can be redeemed the day of the game at the Tulsa Convention Center box office.
Donors will also receive beanie caps and health screenings and can register to win a basketball signed by Oklahoma City Thunder players. Tulsa 66ers Dancers will make a special appearance.
Healthy adults, 17 and older, are encouraged to donate. Blood can be given every 56 days.
Appointments can be scheduled by calling 1-877-340-8777, or visiting www.obi.org
