DES MOINES, Iowa — January is blood donor month, and LifeServe Blood Center is trying to get Iowans to roll up their sleeves and give the gift of life.
LifeServe provides blood to over 175 hospitals in Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Illinois. They often host promotions to help get donors. This week, LifeServe is partnering with Iowa COPS for their Blue Blood Week.
Iowa COPS stands for the Concerns of Police Survivors. The organization works with family members and friends of officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
With Law Enforcement Appreciation Day happening on January 9, LifeServe is hosting its Blue Blood Week to help entice donors.
“Our blood supply solely relies on our generous volunteer blood donors. We do not pay our blood donors, it is truly volunteers who come out and give the gift of life to make sure that the hospitals we serve have the blood they need,” said Shay Willis, PR and marketing coordinator for LifeServe.
This week, donors who roll up their sleeves and give blood will receive a free t-shirt through. To sign up, click here.
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