Host a Blood Drive

Blood mobiles help us collect 90% of the blood donated in our community.

Hosting a blood drive at your place of work, school and/or church is a great form of community service!
Daily, the Blood Center must collect over 100 units of blood on our mobiles
The Coastal Bend Blood Center operates blood mobiles 7 days a week and can host blood drives during anytime of the day.
In order to host a successful blood drive, the Blood Center asks that you have a minimum of 15 individuals interested in participating in a blood drive.
Based on your location & the amount of participants, a blood drive can range from 2 hours to 8 hours.
In order to host a safe and successful blood drive, the blood mobile must have at least 6-7 parking spots blocked off for parking
- Unfortunately, the blood mobile is not able to park in grass, sand or any other parking condition other than pavement/concrete

If you have read Step 1 & feel that your place of work, school and/or church would host a wonderful blood drive, please contact the Coastal Bend Blood Center at 361-855-4943 to speak with a Blood Center representative.
Please note, the Coastal Bend Blood Center typically books blood drives at least three months in advance
Hours of mobile blood drives are based on location and donor participation. After speaking with your Donor Recruiter for your location.
Besides blood donors, the Blood Center provides everything to host a blood drive. The mobile will not need anything other than parking and the staff members have stocked the bus with donor incentives, snacks and drinks for donors.

Once the date and time of your blood drive is booked, it is time to start advertising!
The Blood Center is able to provide printed posters and flyers, as well as, digital graphics and flyers to help advertise through emails and social media.
Creating a Facebook Event, posting your flyer to a Facebook Group, posting flyers around your business and encouraging clients, tenants and other individuals to participate in your blood drive are all great ways to spread the word and promote saving lives

As your blood drive is almost here, please make sure to designate parking for the blood mobile and let your Donor Recruiter know where the mobile is expected to park.
If you have agreed to provide extra donor incentives likes coupons or goodie bags, make sure the Recruiter is aware and can notify the mobile staff
Please make sure restrooms are available during the entirety of the blood drive for the mobile staff and other community that might be donating blood

The blood drive is here & it’s finally time to save lives!!
It is always a great idea to remind your co-workers, members and others about today’s blood drive. Sometimes a simple reminder is all they need.
Please expect the blood mobile to arrive 15 – 20 minutes before the start of the blood drive to park, level and begin setting up all the machines and tablets.
While advertising your blood drive prior to the event is crucial, it is always great to encourage individuals to donate blood during the drive as all walk-ins are welcome

Hopefully your blood drive was a huge success so please reach out to the individuals that donated blood to personally thank them!
Make sure to fill out chairperson and/or donor survey after your blood drive.

The Blood Center is the only blood supplier in the entire Coastal Bend area so thousands of blood drives are hosted, each and every year.
Please reach out to your Donor Recruiter to set up another blood drive at your place of work, school and/or church as donors are eligible every 56 days