Blood Drive Today

TYLER � Officials with Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics and Carter BloodCare say the blood supply is really low, and TMF and the other hospitals use a lot of blood. So, TMF and Carter are giving people an incentive to come give blood on Thursday: someone will win a $100 gift card to the mall and someone else will win a $100 gift card to Brookshire�s/Super One.

Here�s how it�ll work. The Carter BloodCare bloodmobile will be in the Trinity Clinic-Douglas parking lot, located at 520 Douglas in Tyler today from 8:00am until 4:00pm. If you donate between 8:00 and noon, you�re registered for the $100 mall gift card (Simon Properties gift card). If you donate between noon at 4:00 you�re registered for the $100 Brookshire�s/Super One gift card.

This drive is open to everyone, employees and the public, so you�re encouraged to bring your family and friends. Every donor gets a t-shirt. Also, Everyone will be registered for Carter BloodCare�s grand prize contest for a pair of suite tickets to the February 7 Dallas Mavericks game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Go to http://www.carterbloodcare.org/givelikeapro.aspx to read more about this contest. You can give blood if you haven�t donated in the last 8 weeks, are 17 or older, are feeling well, have eaten in the previous four hours, and have a valid I.D.