The KPRC 2 Community Blood Drive is back, and it kicks off with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center on Thursday, May 23 at the KPRC 2 Studios, Houston Christian University, and at Exclusive Furniture’s Grand Parkway location in Richmond. Schedule your appointment at one of the links below.
All successful blood donors will receive a sling bag as a thank you gift while supplies last.
Thursday, May 23, 2024
KPRC 2 (Donor Coach) - 8181 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77074 | 6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Houston Christian University (Donor Coach in front of Brown Administrative Complex) - 7502 Fondren Rd., Houston, TX 77074 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Exclusive Furniture - Grand Parkway (Donor Coach) - 21018 West Bellfort St., Richmond, TX 774064 | 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
If you can’t make it to our studios, HCU or Exclusive Furniture on May 23, no worries! You can donate through May 27 at your Neighborhood Donor Center. There’s a critical need for blood donations in our community and your donation could help save three lives!
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Do you know your blood type? If not, you’ll find out when you donate blood. According to the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, blood type O- is considered to be the universal red cell donor for all patients. Find out more by going to https://www.giveblood.org/.
The KPRC 2 Community Blood Drive is our spotlight initiative for May in partnership with Energy Transfer, Houston Christian University and Exclusive Furniture. KPRC 2 would like to thank our partners at Energy Transfer for hosting a blood drive for their employees this month, too!
The team at Energy Transfer holds blood drives for employees in their downtown Houston office approximately every 60 days:
Here are some updates from the day of our KPRC 2 Community Blood Drive:
Meet Caleb, a cancer survivor who depended on blood donations throughout his treatment:
KPRC 2 Health Reporter and anchor Haley Hernandez shows us how easy it is to donate blood:
Meet Ima, a young patient who depends on blood donations like yours on a regular basis:
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center’s team shares why donating blood is so important:
Houston Christian University’s Mike Rome encourages the community to visit campus to donate blood:
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center’s Cameron Palmer discusses why now is a critical time to donate blood:
Meet Courtney, a heart transplant recipient who depends on blood donations:
Meet two teens who have benefited from your blood donations:
Houston Christian University’s Michael Taylor talks about how the campus is supporting the KPRC 2 Community Blood Drive:
Cheering on a first-time donor and picking up some Tiff’s Treats for donating blood at Exclusive Furniture on Grand Parkway:
KPRC 2 Community partners at Exclusive Furniture and Houston Christian University hosted the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center’s donor coaches:
Mel Camp introduces us to a donor who has been giving blood for nearly 50 years:
Thank you to everyone who donated blood at the KPRC 2 Community blood drive! Each donation could help save three lives. To learn more, visit Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center’s website at www.giveblood.org