Rock and Roll Up Your Sleeve

Jul 2, 2019 | cBlog, Promotions

Rock ‘n Roll Up Your Sleeve

Donating blood ROCKS! The Blood Connection has partnered with Entercom radio stations 93.3 Planet Rocks, Classic Rock 101.1, and Outback Steakhouse for our Rock ‘n Roll promotion!

Come rock out with us July 16-18 only available in our Upstate and Western N. Carolina centers and select mobile locations!

All blood donors will receive a Rock ‘n Roll t-shirt, a $10 Outback Steakhouse or Walmart gift card, and Free Bloomin’ Onion® Voucher!* Donors can give at any center starting on Thursday, July 16th through Saturday, July 18th. Select Upstate South Carolina and Outback Steakhouse locations will be holding blood drives on Friday, July 17th. Please see the list of locations below for a location near you!

Local blood donations are especially important during this critical time of the summer where TBC typically sees a dip in donor turnout. During this week, our donors are usually on vacation, visiting family, or chilling by the pool, and we understand that blood donation may not be at the front of everyone’s mind. But the demand for blood never stops. That’s why our blood donors are essential to saving lives this week. Be the difference for someone in your community!

*T-Shirts available while supplies last. Gift Card will vary upon location and availability.

Gift Cards & Appetizer Voucher provided by

Find a Center Near You

Thur, July 16 – Sat, July 18

Center Hours

Thur-Fri: 8am-6pm

Sat: 7am-5pm

South Carolina Centers

Anderson Mall

Thur-Fri: 2-7pm

Sat: 12-5pm

North Carolina Centers

Find a Mobile Blood Drive

Click on the Location Name to make an appointment.

Friday, July 17

2-7pm

Walmart Boiling Springs	4000 Highway 9
Walmart Laurens	917 East Main St.
Walmart Simpsonville	3950 Grandview Dr.

4-8pm

Outback Gaffney	945 Factory Shops Blvd
Outback Greenwood	454 Bypass 72 NW
Outback Hendersonville	250 Mitchelle Drive

Saturday, July 18

9am-2pm

Devenger Place Community

302 Paddock Drive, Greer, SC

10am-2:30pm

Lake Keowee Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram

10815 Clemson Blvd. Seneca, SC

10am-3pm

Harley Davidson Anderson

4110 Clemson Blvd.

Celebrate Freedom Week

Jun 24, 2019 | cBlog, Promotions

Give your Neighbor Life and Liberty

While some will be celebrating the July 4 holiday with fireworks and barbecues, local hospital patients in need of blood transfusions won’t have the same freedom.

Celebrate Independence Day with TBC
**June 30th-July 6 by donating blood at any center or mobile location.**

We call it Freedom Week! All donors will receive a Freedom Week t-shirt and 2 movie tickets!

*shirts are while supplies last

Local blood donations are especially important during this critical time of the summer where TBC typically sees a dip in donor turnout. During this week, our donors are usually on vacation, visiting family, or chilling by the pool, and we understand that blood donation may not be at the front of everyone’s mind. But the demand for blood never stops. That’s why our blood donors are essential to saving lives this holiday week. Be the difference for someone in your community!

Click here to find a donation center near you. Take note – on July 4, our centers will be closing at 3 PM. Search by zip code to find a nearby mobile drive from June 30-July 6 by clicking on the button below.

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Sundae for Sunday

Jun 12, 2019 | cBlog, Promotions

We all scream for ice cream!

TBC is putting a sweet spin on Sundays this Summer (wow, say that 5 times fast) with our Sundae for Sunday promotion! On every Sunday June-August, all blood donors will enjoy a $20 gift card to a local ice cream shop! You’re welcome…

This promotion is only available at our 7 TBC Donation Centers. On Sundays we’re open from 7am to 5pm. Just donate blood (includes plasma and platelets) and you’ve got your ticket to a local sweet treat!

Participating Ice Cream Shops (not subject to change):

Asheville

Ultimate Ice Cream

Spartanburg

Hub City Scoops

Greenville

Luna Rosa

Seneca

N the Midst Ice Cream

Greenwood

Bruster’s

Easley

Good Karma Ice Cream

Raleigh

Fresh

Donors will receive 2 $10 gift cards to be used at the locations listed above depending on the center locations, while supplies last. All donors must bring a valid photo ID and be 16 years old with parental consent, 17 years old without. Click the button below to make an appointment (recommended but not necessary). To find the nearest center, click here.

Donate Today

Points for Platelets

Jun 10, 2019 | cBlog, Education, Promotions

So what’s the deal with platelets?

Platelets are small fragments in our blood that help stop bleeding. Platelets may be tiny, but they’re POWERFUL. They’re little life-savers for the many brave people who are battling cancer. Chances are, someone you know came to mind. Cancer treatments can reduce the number of platelets in patients’ blood. A low platelet count is not a good thing. That’s where our loyal donors come in! Thanks to platelet donations, patients are able to get back the platelets their bodies need to get better. While platelets are primarily used to help cancer patients, others benefit from them too, like people with rare blood diseases or transplant patients.

QUICK FACTS
-Small cell fragments in the blood that help stop or prevent bleeding
-Made in our bone marrow
-Shelf life is only 5 days
-Used most commonly for surgeries, transplants, and cancer treatments

Now to the good news! You can donate platelets every seven days (max 24 times a year)! So you can be a superhero every week! AND we’re rewarding your selfless act with TBC Rewards Points! Keep in mind, donating platelets takes a little longer than a whole blood donation and can only be done in a center. Through one needle stick and a super fancy machine, your blood is taken and the platelets are filtered out. The rest of your blood components are then given back to you through the same needle. It takes about an hour and a half. Feel free to enjoy your favorite TV shows and snacks on us!

For platelet promotions and bonus point announcements, check our Facebook page.

Donations can only be made at a TBC Center. Please call your local center with any questions or to make an appointment.

MORE INFO: Click here for a little more explanation about what donation type is best for your blood type.

To our loyal platelet donors, THANK YOU! Because of you, people in our community are living better, healthier lives.

Lifesaver League: Meet Us at the Mound

Mar 7, 2019 | cBlog, Events, Promotions

Meet Us At The Mound – Donate Blood!

Take me out to the ball game! In 2020, that wasn’t an option – but BASEBALL IS BACK! That means – our Lifesaver League Blood Drives are back too! If you’d like to root root root for the home team with us, we’ll meet you at the mound/blood drive on the dates below!

*Click on the red letters below to make your appointment.

Greenville Drive Blood Drives :

Asheville Tourists Blood Drives:

Durham Bulls Blood Drives:

Charleston RiverDogs Blood Drives:

Myrtle Beach Pelicans Blood Drives:

Our mission is so important that we can’t strike out. A batter gets three chances before he’s out. Sometimes patients only have one chance to live another day. That chance could come from a loyal blood donor, like you! We get really fired up when baseball season comes back around. It’s the time honored tradition that American families have adored for decades. And it’s our time to ask our communities to step up to the plate, and donate blood.

The Lifesaver League is a partnership with local baseball teams. It all started about ten years ago with the Greenville Drive. We hit it out of the park so much that when TBC expanded into North Carolina, we pitched the idea to the Asheville Tourists and Durham Bulls. Boom, Lifesaver League was born. Now we’ve expanded in Charleston and have the Charleston RiverDogs on board. These teams really are in a league of their own; a league that represents the true sense of teamwork to bring someone home. Not to home base…home to their family. One blood donation has the power to do that for three people.

In the same way baseball fans have a sense of camaraderie every game, TBC’s mission is to engage the community to donate blood and save lives. Teaming up with these teams has truly been a home run. Baseball fans get the chance to become donors and life savers, impacting people in their communities. We need more Allstar players on our team.