MEDIC Regional Blood Center is teaming up with the Knoxville Zoo to offer a great incentive to blood donors. On Thursday, August 6th, anyone who donates at a MEDIC blood drive will receive a ticket for one free admission to the Knoxville Zoo. That’s in addition to receiving a coupon for a free Chick-fil-A Sandwich,…
MEDIC Regional Blood Center is teaming up with Bruster’s Ice Cream to save lives in East Tennessee. Everyone who donates blood at a MEDIC blood drive on Monday, June 29th or Tuesday, June 30th will receive a coupon for a free pint of Bruster’s Ice Cream.With temperatures over 90º for much of the past two…
Our 11th Annual Parrot Head Party is scheduled for May 21st at MEDIC’s Downtown Donor Center on Ailor Avenue. We’re teaming up with the Smoky Mountain Parrot Head Club to put on a great event. All donors will be treated to a cheeseburger lunch, free Rita’s Italian Ice, a coupon for a free Chick-fil-A sandwich,…
For years you’ve probably heard about the importance of O- blood. It is, after all, the universal donor. Hospitals love it because they can virtually transfuse a unit of O- blood into anyone regardless of their blood type. Even donors with O+ and A+ blood types have been in high demand. Those blood types account for…
MEDIC Regional Blood Center is providing Second Harvest Food Bank with 14,460 meals thanks to the generosity of its blood donors. Typically, all MEDIC blood donors receive a t-shirt for donating blood, but during the month of February, donors had the option of receiving a shirt or donating the cost of the shirt to Second…
Have you been stuck inside with the kids all week? Here’s a great opportunity to get your family out of the house and to feel good about yourself. With blood donations down 90% this week because of the weather, Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies is generously helping provide a FREE ticket to anyone who donates blood with…