San Antonio buildings illuminate skyline to raise awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation
In recognition of Donate Life Month, several of the city’s most recognizable landmarks will light up in blue and green to raise awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation throughout April. South Texas Blood & Tissue has partnered with several landmark buildings in San Antonio to light up the nighttime skyline in blue and green to raise awareness for Donate Life Month, observed in April. This month, Americans are encouraged to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors and honor those who have saved and enhanced lives through the gift of donation.
WHEN:
Monday, April 6 – Friday, April 10
WHERE:
Alamo Quarry Market Smokestacks – 255 E. Basse Rd., San Antonio, TX 78209
Bexar County Courthouse – 100 Dolorosa St, San Antonio, TX 78205
North Star Mall Boots – 7400 San Pedro Ave., San Antonio, TX 78216
Pyramid Building -601 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78216
Robert B. Green Campus –Supporting University Health Transplant Institute – 903 W. Martin Street, San Antonio, TX 78207
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts & Tobin Parking Garage –100 Auditorium Circle, San Antonio, TX 78205
University Health Campus – 4502 Medical Dr., San Antonio, TX 78229
WHAT:
As part of Donate Life Month in San Antonio, tissue donations can help heal patients undergoing burns, joint repairs, heart valve replacements, and other conditions. Tissue donations can help heal patients who are being treated for burns, joint repairs, heart valve replacements, and several other conditions. In 2025, South Texas Blood & Tissue partnered with over 100 hospitals and medical care facilities in 25 counties to recover over 553 tissue donations.
More than 100,000 people are waiting for a lifesaving transplant in the United States. Every 8 minutes another person is added to the national transplant waiting list. These individuals rely on the generosity of organ, eye and tissue donors, and there are not enough donors to meet the urgent need.
Community awareness during Donate Life Month plays a critical role in increasing donor registrations and ensuring more patients receive the lifesaving transplants they need. Local initiatives like building light displays help spark conversations and encourage individuals to take action.
HOW:
Those who would like to join or check their status on the organ, eye and tissue donation registry can visit DonateLifeTexas.org/SouthTexasBlood. Information about the registry will also be available in South Texas Blood & Tissue donor rooms throughout April.
The public can also get involved with South Texas Blood & Tissue’s other Donate Life Month celebrations on social media by following @SouthTexasBlood.
MEDIA KIT: Donate Life Month (link photos to bldgs.)
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About South Texas Blood & Tissue:
South Texas Blood & Tissue (STB&T) is a nonprofit community blood center that provides blood, plasma, platelets, and other blood components to 100 hospitals in 48 South Texas counties. It is the largest blood supplier in our region. In addition, STB&T supports the development of advanced therapies, including those derived from donated human cells and tissues used in research and in new therapies and cures for cancers and degenerative diseases. Through the generous life-legacy gifts of human tissue, STB&T also supports the development of tissue allografts for patients in need of reconstructive surgery, repair, or tissue regeneration.
South Texas Blood & Tissue has a 50-year history serving the South Texas community and is part of the BioBridge Global family of nonprofit organizations, which offers services in regenerative medicine and research including blood banking and resource management; cellular therapy; umbilical cord blood collection and storage; donated human tissue recovery and distribution for transplant; and testing of blood and plasma to help patients in the United States and worldwide. STB&T has nine donor centers in South Texas and conducts hundreds of mobile blood drives each year. Learn more at SouthTexasBlood.org.