Donors who give blood on Spurs game days will receive a Spurs One Team One Cause T-shirt while supplies last
SAN ANTONIO – South Texas Blood & Tissue is celebrating Spurs game days with a special donor thank-you campaign featuring limited-edition “One Team One Cause” T-shirts for eligible blood donors while supplies last.
Summary:
- Limited-edition South Texas Blood & Tissue Spurs One Team One Cause T-shirts are available at all San Antonio donor centers.
- Blood donors will receive the T-shirt when they give blood on a Spurs game day. Donors must use promo code “GAMEDAY” when scheduling an appointment, as quantities are limited.
- The first T-shirt giveaway begins May 15.
- Supplies are limited. Please schedule early.
- All blood types are critical, but we especially encourage type-O blood donors because it is the most common type.
- Appointments are available by visiting SouthTexasBlood.org or calling 833-YOU-GIVE (833-968-4483).
Blood donations are especially important during busy community events and playoff season, when donation schedules can fluctuate. South Texas Blood & Tissue works year-round to help ensure hospitals across the region have the blood products patients rely on every day.
Important stats:
- In South Texas, a unit of blood is transfused every three minutes.
- Type O-positive donors make up about 40 percent of the population.
- Half of all Hispanics have O-positive blood, making donations from this group especially important to meeting community needs.
- Increased demand for O blood types is driven by trauma care, emergency surgeries and ongoing patient treatments.
The Spurs game day donor campaign encourages the community to support local patients while showing off San Antonio pride during the playoff season.
Frequently asked questions:
How do I donate blood in San Antonio?
Donate at any San Antonio donor center on Spurs game days beginning May 15. Schedule at SouthTexasBlood.org, bring a photo ID, complete a brief questionnaire, and donate.
What do I get for donating blood?
Anyone who gives at a donor center on Spurs game day will receive a limited-edition Spurs T-shirt (while supplies last).
Why are type O blood donors especially needed?
Type O blood is the most common type in South Texas, and certain units of type O can be used in emergencies.
Voice-over:
Show off your Spurs spirit by donating with South Texas Blood & Tissue. Every Spurs game day, anyone who gives blood at a donor center will receive a limited-edition Spurs One Team One Cause T-shirt, while supplies last. It’s a great chance to save a life and support our Spurs.
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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 hundreds of mobile blood drives each year. Learn more at SouthTexasBlood.org.
