MEDIC Regional Blood Center to Compete in 35^th Orange and Blue Blood Drive This Week

WHO:           MEDIC Regional Blood Center and Kentucky Blood Center

WHAT:          35^th Annual Orange and Blue Blood Drive

WHEN:            November 14^th – 18^th

WHERE:          All mobile drives and donation centers

Centers:

Ailor Avenue – 1601 Ailor Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37920

Farragut/Kingston Pike – 11000 Kingston Pike, Ste. 4, Farragut, TN 37934

Athens – 213 E. Washington Ave., Ste. 104, Athens, TN 37303

Crossville – 96 Hayes St., Ste. 202, Crossville, TN 38555

Mobile Drives:

Tuesday:

UTRF Business Incubator – 8 AM to 4 PM

Food City/Tazewell – 10 AM to 6 PM

Kingston Gravel Pit Park – 10 AM to 6 PM

UT/Neyland Stadium/Gate 21 – 10 AM to 6 PM

Hammer's/Halls – 11 AM to 7 PM

Wednesday:

Tellico Village Wellness Center – 10 AM to 6 PM

UT/Neyland Stadium/Gate 21 – 10 AM to 6 PM

Walgreens/Oneida – 10 AM to 6 PM

Walmart/East Morristown – 10 AM to 6 PM

UT/Hess Hall – 12 PM to 7 PM

Thursday:

Walmart/Maryville – 10 AM to 7 PM

Big Lots/Jefferson City – 10 AM to 6 PM

Walmart/Clinton – 10 AM to 6 PM

Walmart/Sevierville – 10 AM to 6 PM

UT Student Union – 11 AM to 6 PM

Friday:

Pellissippi State Community College – 8:30 AM to 4 PM

UT/College of Law – 9 AM to 5 PM

UT/Hodges Library – 10 AM to 6 PM

Walmart/Newport – 10 AM to 6 PM

This is the 35^th year for the competition. MEDIC won in 2021 and is looking for another big win in 2022. This competition is imperative for the regional blood supply through the holiday season.

Donors will receive a special edition t-shirt, a $10 e-gift card (valid email address required), Petro's coupon, Salsarita's coupon, Texas Roadhouse coupon, Dunkin coupon, Papa John's coupon, Smoothie King coupon, and a ticket to the East Tennessee Children's Hospital Fantasy of Trees.

MEDIC is the primary blood product provider for 24 hospitals in 22 counties including Blount Memorial, Covenant Health, East TN Children's Hospital, Tennova Healthcare, and UT Medical Center.

Appointments are preferred to mitigate wait times. Donors can call 865-521-2682 or 865-524-3074 to schedule their appointment. Donors can also visit medicblood.org/donate"]Redirect Notice[/url] or use the donor app to search for a drive closest to them and schedule their appointment.

As a reminder, the blood, platelets, and plasma products on the shelves now are what would be used in a trauma event, and it takes at least three days for donated blood to be processed and ready for distribution. Demand remains high while donations have been low this summer.

MEDIC is an independent, nonprofit organization. Products donated through MEDIC truly help East TN and Southeastern Kentucky community members. Products donated through any other collection activity/organization do not stay in East TN or Southeastern Kentucky. Those products are shipped out of the area and nationally.

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