· It’s game time, Tulsa! Thunder Up and save lives with Our Blood Institute and your Oklahoma City Thunder!
· Donate Monday, December 29, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the River Spirit Ballroom or January 1st or 2nd at OBI Tulsa and Broken Arrow
· Join the team that’s making a lifesaving difference right here in our community.
INCENTIVES
· Every donor scores:
o One Thunder game ticket
o An exclusive Thunder T-shirt
· Give blood, get Thunder gear, and feel like part of the team!
· Spots are limited—sign up early!
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WHY (COMMUNITY IMPACT)
· Every blood donation helps patients in local Oklahoma hospitals.
· Your donation gives neighbors and families a second chance at life.
· Just one hour of your time can help save multiple lives.
· This partnership brings Thunder spirit and community pride to Tulsa while supporting a critical local need.
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CALL TO ACTION
· Don’t sit on the bench—step up, roll up your sleeve, and make a winning play for your community!
· Schedule your appointment now at OBI.org/events.
· Thunder Up, Tulsa—help save lives December 29th, January 1st or 2nd !
General Information:
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.
• Patients in area hospitals have needs 365-days-a-year.
• Every three seconds someone needs blood.
• One in three people will need blood in their lifetime.
• We never know if a person needing blood may be our loved one, neighbor or co-worker. Families with loved ones in life-threatening situations have so many concerns. It is immensely comforting when there is no need to worry about the availability of blood.
• Donating blood only takes about one hour. All healthy adults are encouraged to give blood.
• Each donor can save as many as three people’s lives: Your red blood cells may go to a patient having surgery, your platelets to a child with cancer, or your plasma to burn victims.
• Although all blood types are needed, those with o-negative type blood are especially encouraged to donate. According to the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), those with
o-negative blood type make up only nine percent of the national population; however, o-negative blood can be used by anyone in emergency need when a patient’s blood type has not yet been identified.
Blood Donation Frequently Asked Questions:
Who: All healthy adults are encouraged to give blood. Age and weight criteria:
• 16 years old; ≥ 125 lbs. with parental consent
• 17 years old; ≥ 125 lbs.
• 18 years or older; ≥ 110 lbs.
Getting older does not make people ineligible to donate. People who feel well and can do normal day-to-day activities can probably donate. People can give blood every 56 days.
How long does it take?
• It doesn’t take long to make a life-changing difference for someone. Giving blood only takes about one hour.
Why give blood?
• Of those eligible to donate blood in the U.S., less than ten percent actually donate each year.
• Every three seconds someone needs blood. Each unit of blood donated can save the lives of up to three people.