Fiesta Fridays offer San Antonio donors a limited-edition blood donation medal
SAN ANTONIO – South Texas Blood & Tissue is encouraging San Antonio Fiesta blood donation through special donor incentives and themed events at local donor centers throughout April.
- South Texas Blood & Tissue is hosting Fiesta Fridays at San Antonio donor centers on April 10, 17 and 24.
- Donors who use promo code FIESTA when they make an appointment will receive a limited-edition 2026 “You Give. They Live.” Fiesta medal.
- Appointments are available by visiting SouthTexasBlood.org or calling 833-YOU-GIVE (833-968-4483).
Saving lives:
- According to Americas Blood Centers, a blood transfusion occurs in the United States every two seconds.
- Blood donations support patients across South Texas, including those undergoing inpatient treatment and emergency care.
Blood donations are especially important during busy seasonal events like Fiesta, when routines change and fewer people may make time to donate. Maintaining a strong blood supply ensures hospitals can respond to emergencies, surgeries and ongoing patient care without interruption.
Frequently asked questions:
How do I donate blood in South Texas?
To donate blood with South Texas Blood & Tissue, schedule your donation at SouthTexasBlood.org, bring your photo ID, complete a brief questionnaire, and sit back, relax, and save lives.
Where can I donate blood in San Antonio?
For a complete list of South Texas Blood and Tissue donor sites and drives, visit SouthTexasBlood.org.
What can I get for donating blood?
On Fiesta Fridays in April, a limited-edition Fiesta medal. For other thank-you gifts, check out the South Texas Blood & Tissue Donor Rewards.
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About South Texas Blood & Tissue:
South Texas Blood & Tissue is a nonprofit community blood center that provides blood, plasma, platelets and other blood components to 110 hospitals in 49 South Texas counties. It is the largest blood supplier in the region. Through the generous life-legacy gifts of human tissue, South Texas Blood & Tissue also supports development of tissue allografts for patients in need of reconstructive surgery, repair or tissue regeneration. South Texas Blood & Tissue has a 50-plus years of service to 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 products to help patients in the United States and worldwide. South Texas Blood & Tissue has nine donor centers in South Texas and conducts