Florida Blood Services is bringing Xtreme Ice Racing to all Florida Blood Services Donor Center blood donors through February 10. Florida Blood Services Donor Center locations and hours are as follows:
1680 South Missouri Avenue, South of Belleair, By Office Depot, Clearwater
Mon. Thurs. 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat. 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Sun. 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
11401 Belcher Rd., North of Bryan Dairy, In Baxter Healthcare, Largo
Mon - Thurs. 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
All lifesaving donors at FBS Donor Centers through February 10, will receive vouchers good for two FREE tickets to Xtreme International Ice Racing at the St. Pete Times Forum on February 11, a T-shirt and a wellness checkup including a cholesterol screening, plus the opportunity to save lives.
Generally, healthy people age 16 or older who weigh at least 110 pounds can be blood donors. Identification is required prior to donation. For further information, call 1-800-68-BLOOD (25663).
For those unable to donate blood, contributions may be mailed to Florida Blood Services Foundation, 10100 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33716, or submitted on-line at www.bloodrelief.org.
Florida Blood Services provides for the blood needs of patients at 38 hospitals in Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco and Pinellas Counties, through the generosity of volunteer blood donors. Over 750 donations are required daily, due to the high quality of medical care in Tampa Bay that serves the most critically ill patients throughout west central Florida.