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One Blood seeks donors during the holiday week

 
hillssuperbrief070116: OneBlood is hoping its Big Red Bus will help sustain a steady flow of blood donors over the Fourth of July Holiday Weekend. Photo courtesy of OneBlood.
hillssuperbrief070116: OneBlood is hoping its Big Red Bus will help sustain a steady flow of blood donors over the Fourth of July Holiday Weekend. Photo courtesy of OneBlood.
Published June 29, 2016

The need for blood does not take a holiday, so local businesses are hosting an Independence Holiday Week blood drive.

Donors can give blood and enjoy a special thank-you gift, along with a wellness checkup of blood pressure, temperature and iron count, including a cholesterol screening.

From 2 to 7 p.m. today, donors will receive a $10 gift card at select Publix locations: 5642 FishHawk Crossing Blvd.; 13154 U.S. 301 S; 32765 Eiland Blvd.; 7018 W Waters Ave.; 3615 Gandy Blvd.; and 15151 N Dale Mabry Highway

On Saturday and Sunday, select movie theaters will offer a free movie ticket and a $10 gift card for donors: Studio Movie Grill, 12332 University Mall Court, Saturday, 3-8 p.m.; AMC Regency 20, 116 Grand Regency Blvd., 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Plant City Premiere Cinema 8, 220 W Alexander St., Suite 31, 3-8 p.m.; Cobb Theaters Grove 16, 6333 Wesley Grove Blvd., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; AMC West Shore 14, 210 West Shore Blvd., noon to 5 p.m.; AMC Veterans 24, 9302 Anderson Road, Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Donors will receive one movie ticket and a Fourth of July T-shirt at these Big Red Bus drives locations on Monday: Plant City Recreation & Parks, 1904 S Park Road, 4:30-9 p.m.; Westfield Brandon, 459 Brandon Town Center Drive, 3-8 p.m.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, donors will receive a OneBlood Mug and Chick-fil-A promotional card loaded with a free breakfast entree and frosted lemonade at select Chick-fil-A locations: 609 S Dale Mabry Highway; 1504 E Brandon Blvd.; 15801 N Dale Mabry Highway.

Walmart will offer a $10 gift card for donors at select locations: 1208 E Brandon Blvd., 2-7 p.m. Wednesday; 4302 W Gandy Blvd., 2-7 p.m. Thursday; 15302 N Nebraska Ave., 2-7 p.m. Friday.

For a full list of locations, visit oneblood.org.