Published by Kirby Winn on Monday, February 27, 2023 in News Releases

(February 27, 2023 – Davenport, Iowa) – Donors who give blood this week at ImpactLife donor center locations will receive a voucher to redeem for their choice of a $20 electronic gift card or a green “Changing the World” T-shirt from ImpactLife. Following a series of winter storms in February that caused missed appointments and canceled blood drives, the ImpactLife donor scheduling team is working to increase appointments, recoup lost donations, and ensure the stability of our region’s blood supply.

shirt and gift cardImpactLife has increased the value of electronic gift cards offered to donors who schedule appointments at any of ImpactLife’s 22 donor center locations through Sunday, March 5 (increased from $10 to $20 for whole blood donors). Donors may schedule by calling (800) 747-5401, online at www.bloodcenter.org, or via the ImpactLife mobile app (www.bloodcenter.org/app).

To thank donors, ImpactLife will provide a voucher to redeem for the donor’s choice of an electronic gift card or a green “Changing the World” T-shirt from ImpactLife. Current donor promotions include:

  • Whole Blood donors giving at ImpactLife donor center locations: choice of $20 electronic gift card or Changing the World T-shirt (ends Sunday, March 5)
  • First-time and second-time Whole Blood donors (all locations): choice of $25 electronic gift card or Changing the World T-shirt (through Sunday, March 19)
  • Returning Whole Blood donors giving at ImpactLife mobile blood drives: choice of $10 electronic gift card or Changing the World T-shirt (through Sunday, March 19)
  • Automated donation procedures (platelets, plasma, double red cell): choice of $25 electronic gift card or Changing the World T-shirt (through Sunday, March 19)

Additional program details at www.bloodcenter.org/promotions.

About ImpactLife

ImpactLife is a not-for-profit community organization providing blood services to more than 120 hospitals and emergency medical service providers in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin, as well as resource sharing partners across the country. Services extend from southcentral Wisconsin to St. Louis, Missouri and from Danville, Illinois to Chariton, Iowa. (See a map of the ImpactLife service region.) ImpactLife operates 22 Donor Centers and holds approximately 5000 mobile blood drives annually to provide blood components needed for patient transfusions at hospitals throughout our region.

For more information, see www.bloodcenter.org and find us @impactlifeblood on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, Snapchat, and YouTube.

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Kirby Winn

Kirby Winn serves as Manager, Public Relations for ImpactLife. He enjoys working with media across the blood center's service region to share the stories of patients who have been helped by the generous volunteers who support our mission.

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