South Texas Blood & Tissue partners with Bonham Exchange to encourage blood donation and celebrate Pride Month
SAN ANTONIO – South Texas Blood & Tissue and Bonham Exchange are inviting the community to celebrate Pride Month while helping save lives through blood donation. The San Antonio Pride blood drive will take place on June 16 and offers donors an opportunity to support local patients while receiving a special thank-you gift.
Summary:
South Texas Blood & Tissue is partnering with Bonham Exchange to host a community blood drive that supports patients across South Texas while celebrating Pride Month.
Bonham Exchange Blood Drive
Tuesday, June 16
2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
411 Bonham
San Antonio, TX 78205
- Donors who give blood will receive an exclusive tank top or insulated tote bag as a thank-you gift.
- Since the FDA regulation changes, South Texas Blood & Tissue has regularly partnered with the Bonham Exchange to collaborate with our LGBTQ community.
- Schedule an appointment by visiting SouthTexasBlood.org or calling 833-YOU-GIVE.
Changing with the times:
- In 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration changed its guidelines for blood donations by gay and bisexual men, basing eligibility on individual risks for exposure to HIV instead of simply on sexual orientation.
- The FDA guidance updated eligibility screening procedures based on both scientific research and results from blood centers in the United Kingdom and Canada.
- According to Americas Blood Centers, a blood transfusion occurs in the United States every two seconds. South Texas Blood & Tissue works hard to keep up with that demand.
- One donation can save 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, and sit back, relax, and save lives.
- What can I get for donating blood?
- For this blood drive, donors will receive an exclusive tank top or insulated tote bag.
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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.
