Find a Blood Drive
Find a Blood Drive
Bebo’s Car Wash continues its commitment to make a difference in the community by sponsoring an American Red Cross blood drive Aug. 2-4. Bebo’s Car Wash has worked with the Red Cross for 27 years to help ensure a sufficient blood supply.
This blood drive comes during the difficult summer months, a time when many regular donors postpone giving blood due to vacation plans and summer activities. Right now, blood products are being distributed to hospitals faster than donations are coming in.
Every two seconds in the United States blood and platelets are needed to respond to patient emergencies, including accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease. The Red Cross must collect approximately 14,000 blood and platelet donations every day for the patients at about 2,600 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide.
“We appreciate Bebo’s Car Wash for being a committed Red Cross partner and raising awareness about the need for blood,” said Mario Sedlock, director of donor recruitment for the Red Cross Alabama and Central Gulf Coast Blood Services Region. “Blood can only come from generous volunteers and this is a great opportunity to help hospital patients in need.”
Presenting donors will receive a T-shirt, free Chick-Fil-A entree coupon, free car wash, a $5 Amazon.com gift card claim code, a $10 Visa gift card, sponsored by Suburban Propane, while supplies last, and chance to win a car detail valued at $100.
Bebo’s Car Wash Blood Drive
Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Foley Civic Center, 407 East Laurel Ave., Foley, AL
Wednesday, Aug. 3 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
City of Daphne Council Chambers, 1705 Main St., Daphne, AL
Wednesday, Aug. 3 from noon to 5 p.m.
Gulf Shores Activity Center, 260 Clubhouse Drive, Gulf Shores, AL
Thursday, Aug. 4 from noon to 6 p.m.
Bel Air Mall, 3150 Bel Air Mall, Mobile, AL
How to donate blood
For more information and to make an appointment to donate, download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org sponsor code BEBOS or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Donors of all blood types are needed. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
Blood donors can now save time at their next donation by using RapidPass to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, prior to arriving at the blood drive. To get started and learn more, visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPass and follow the instructions on the site.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.