Blood Drive: Get Your Sticks On Route 66

Our Blood Institute is hosting a donor campaign, inviting the community to step and donate for patients in local hospitals. All donors who donate will receive a limited-edition Route 66 T-Shirt...
 

Blood is needed every day, but donations often slow down during late winter and early spring. By rolling up a sleeve, donors help keep hospitals from falling behind when patient needs are at their highest.

Anyone who is healthy and 16 years old* or older can give blood. Donation typically takes only about an hour, and one donation saves up to three lives. Appointments to donate can be made online at obi.org or by calling 877-340-8777. Walk-ins are also welcome. 

*16-year-olds must weigh at least 125 pounds and provide signed parental permission; 17-year-olds must weigh at least 125 pounds; 18+ year olds must weigh at least 110 pounds. Photo ID required. 

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Our Blood Institute is the sixth-largest independent blood center in the nation, with 17 donor centers in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. OBI is the nonprofit blood provider for patients at more than 240 hospitals, medical facilities and air ambulances across all three states.