Solvita needs donors to sustain holiday blood supply

November 9, 2023 Press Release from Solvita: DAYTON, Ohio – Solvita Blood Center is encouraging community members to honor the season of giving by giving blood during the critical Thanksgiving holiday period.

Make an appointment to donate with Solvita (formerly Community Blood Center) on the Donor Time app, by calling (937) 461-3220, or at www.donortime.com.

Thanksgiving week is an important time to donate. Solvita will be closed for Thanksgiving Day with no blood collection. The Solvita Dayton Center will reopen Friday, Nov. 24 but there are no mobile blood drives scheduled.

Everyone who registers to donate at any Solvita blood drive will receive the “Sleigh-In-It” long-sleeve, holiday season t-shirt and will be automatically entered in the drawing to win two tickets to the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California, plus a $1,000 Expedia gift card for travel expenses. The Rose Bowl is a College Football Playoff semifinal.

Register to donate at the Solvita Dayton Center Nov. 6-18 and receive a $15 Butterball turkey voucher redeemable for any Butterball products at any Butterball retailer.  Register to donate at the Solvita Dayton Center Friday, Nov. 24 or Saturday, Nov. 25 and receive a Tango $10 e-gift card, redeemable online for your choice of a gift card to use online or in stores.

You can save time while helping save lives by using “DonorXPress” to complete the donor questionnaire before arriving at a blood drive. Find DonorXPress on the Donor Time App or at www.givingblood.org/donorxpress.

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