Tea Pizza Ranch to host community Blood Drive

With local blood supplies moving into a urgent need status, due to summer demands, Tea Pizza Ranch, and Community Blood Bank are partnering up to impact local lives. A community blood will be held at Tea Pizza Ranch (801 E. Brian St, Tea, SD) on Thursday, July 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., with donor registration inside of the main entrance. 

All blood types are in immediate need, and community volunteers are the only way to improve the summer blood supply. Schedule a donation by logging onto www.cbblifeblood.org, selecting “Donate Blood & Blood Drive Calendar”, and July 24 or call us at 605-331-3222. To show appreciation for this life-saving act, donors will receive a certificate for a FREE buffet + a $15 Hy-Vee fuel certificate. However, the greatest reward will be knowing you’ve potentially saved up to three lives with a single donation.

“Right now, patients in our community are depending on the generosity of their neighbors,” states Ken Versteeg, Executive Director, Community Blood Bank. “Unfortunately, blood demands takes no vacation, and our local hospital patients are in need of blood. Consider donating blood as cancer patients, accident victims, mothers giving birth, and children needing surgery require blood to sustain life. Without adequate blood supplies, we cannot provide the care they desperately need. We cannot manufacture blood – it can only come from caring community members like you.”

The reality is stark: Every two seconds, someone in America needs blood. Local hospitals are currently operating with critically low reserves, putting vulnerable patients at risk.

Can you donate? Requirements:

•  At least 17 years old (16 with signed parent consent)

• Weigh 110 lbs. or more

• Be in good general health

• Bring valid ID

• Eat and drink plenty of fluids beforehand

For more information visit www.cbblifeblood.org or call 605-331-3222.