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Monday, July 16, 2012

Free State Fair Ticket for Donating Blood

Save money and possibly someone's life this summer by donating your blood for a free Wisconsin State Fair ticket.

In an effort to boost slumping summer blood donations, BloodCenter of Wisconsin is offering Wisconsin State Fair tickets to blood donors through August 11.  Donors will receive a free state fair ticket by giving blood at one of BloodCenter’s local donor centers: Donors are asked to mention “summer” when making their appointment by calling 1-877-BE-A-HERO or (414) 937-6199, or by entering “summer” into the comment box on the confirmation page during online registration.  BloodCenter’s "Give Blood, Go Free" promotion is an effort to increase blood donations during busy summer months when donations dip because of summer travel and fewer school and community drives. BloodCenter must see at least 800 donors each day in order to meet the needs …

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Bob McBride

12:45 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Well, you could try the same tactic many try with retailers when something goes on sale a week after they bought it. I'm not sure that goes to the spirit of donating blood, but it if bothers you enough....   more ›

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Donate Blood, Get Free Waukesha County Fair Tickets

Blood Center of Wisconsin and American Red Cross send out pleas to area residents to help with blood donations this summer.

Are you a fan of Culver’s food or are you looking for free tickets to the Waukesha County Fair? Maybe you just want to help out the community by donating blood, but you could score free stuff with a blood donation. Both the Blood Center of Wisconsin and the American Red Cross are pushing for area residents to donate blood this summer. They are each giving away free stuff for blood.  “Every day, the Red Cross must collect more than 17,000 pints of blood for patients at more than 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers across the country. Of that, the Badger-Hawkeye Blood Services Region must collect approximately 600 pints per day,” said Greg Novinska, CEO of the American Red Cross Badger-Hawkeye Blood Services Region, serving Wisconsin, …

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