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!
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