Annual blood drive honors “Pops” Lujan while helping South Texas patients and rewarding donors with pizza, gifts and more
SAN ANTONIO – Big Lou’s Pizza and South Texas Blood & Tissue are once again teaming up for the annual Big Lou’s Pizza blood drive, honoring founder “Pops” Lujan and encouraging the community to help save lives through blood donation.
On June 6, anyone who donates blood at Big Lou’s Pizza, 2048 S. W.W. White Road, will receive a 20-inch one-topping pizza, a special Big Lou’s Pizza commemorative T-shirt, a Stella Artois beer glass and a special South Texas Blood & Tissue insulated tote bag. The drive will run from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
The annual event has become a South Side tradition, bringing together blood donors, local businesses and families in support of patients who rely on lifesaving transfusions every day.
The long-lasting partnership between Big Lou’s Pizza and South Texas Blood & Tissue has helped save more than 10,000 lives.
Big Lou’s Pizza Blood Drive
2048 S. W.W. White Road.
San Antonio, TX 78222
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Slots for Big Lou’s Pizza Blood Drive are still open, and appointments can be made at SouthTexasBlood.org/BigLous or by calling 210-731-5590.
Partnering to save lives:
- Pops was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare but serious blood disorder that prevents the body from making blood cells and especially platelets, which are necessary to prevent infections and uncontrolled bleeding. He needed multiple transfusions, inspiring the family to host blood drives.
- One donation can help up to three lives.
Frequently asked questions:
- How do I donate blood?
- To donate blood with South Texas Blood & Tissue, schedule your donation at SouthTexasBlood.org, bring your photo ID, complete a brief questionnaire, sit back, relax, and save lives.
- What can I get for donating blood?
- For this blood drive, donors will receive an exclusive insulated tote bag, a 20-inch one-topping pizza, a Stella Artois beer glass and an exclusive Big Lou’s Pizza T-shirt as thank-you gifts. For more info, check out SouthTexasBlood.org.
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 hundreds of mobile blood drives each year. Learn more at SouthTexasBlood.org.
