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Give blood, win 18-hole golf game
Warm weather and blue skies are in the forecast for Memorial Day Weekend, but the Community Blood Bank predicts a bleaker holiday. Memorial Day Weekend is traditionally one of the three worst weekends...
View ArticleCommunity Blood Bank offers two June promotions
The Community Blood Bank is sponsoring two promotions this month to encourage blood donation. Summer is tough on the blood supply, said Dan Desrochers, director of marketing and community relations at...
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Stanganelli’s donates pepperoni balls to Community Blood Bank
The gastronomically brave will attempt the Jog N Hog race at Presque Isle State Park on Saturday. The race kicks off at 8:30 a.m. Participants will run two miles, eat six Stanganelli’s pepperoni balls...
View ArticleCommunity Blood Bank offers Lake Erie Speedway tickets
The Community Blood Bank is hoping to speed up the blood donation rate this week in preparation for July 4. Dan Desrochers, director of marketing at the blood bank, said in an e-mail that the holiday’s...
View ArticleBlood bank gives first 100 donors O’Charley’s appetizer
The Community Blood Bank reported that this June was first in decades without a blood shortage. Pat yourself on the back, Erie. But due to Independence Day falling on a Wednesday, the blood bank...
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Five blood donors to receive Amazon Kindle Fires this July
Want to go book-less this summer? Donate blood. The Community Blood Bank is giving away five Amazon Kindle Fires, an e-reader and computer tablet, and $100 Amazon gift cards. “Everyone wants one of...
View ArticleBlood bank donors entered to win trip to Walt Disney World
Blood donors at the Community Blood Bank during the month of August will be entered to win a trip for four to Walt Disney World in Orlando. The trip, valued at $4,000 and including airfare, hotel stay...
View ArticleHelp others weather the storm by giving blood
The Community Blood Bank urges Erie residents to consider donating blood in light of the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. The blood bank is part of a national network of blood centers that may be...
View ArticleBlood bank to offer free doughnuts to Black Friday donors
Here’s a Black Friday promotion that won’t have long lines. The Community Blood Bank will give the first 100 donors on Black Friday a coupon for a free dozen of doughnuts from Krispy Kreme. “Giving...
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Community Blood Bank to give donors pizzas in celebration of Festivus
The Community Blood Bank is celebrating Festivus by giving the first 101 donors on Friday a free large one-topping pizza from Pizza Hut. The blood bank will have a decorated Festivus pole, miracles...
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4 ways to give back this weekend
Looking for some ways to help out this weekend? Here’s a roundup of some volunteer and fundraising opportunities in Erie County. If you have any suggestions for future posts, please send me an e-mail...
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Donate blood Tuesday, get free pizza
The Erie Community Blood Bank is facing very severe blood shortages in every type of blood, especially O-negative and A-negative. On Tuesday, the first 101 blood donors will receive a free large...
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Donate blood, get a chance to win NFL tickets
Everyone who donates blood at the Erie Community Blood Bank in the month of September will be entered into a drawing for four tickets to the Nov. 10 Steelers/Bills game in Pittsburgh. This is a great...
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Community Blood Bank giving away free pizzas on Monday
A moderate blood shortage continues in Erie. The recent snowy weather has contributed to numerous accidents in the area, with some of them being quite serious. As a result, local hospitals have needed...
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First 75 blood donors on Friday get ‘Pleasant’ reward
The Community Blood Bank — which is still experiencing a large blood shortage — has teamed up with Mount Pleasant Ski Resort in Edinboro to make the most of our cold, snowy winter. The first 75 blood...
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Donate blood, get a chance to win a $5,000 shopping spree
The Community Blood Bank is offering blood donors a chance to win a $5,000 shopping spree to Off-Road Express from now through Aug. 30. Off-Road Express sells snowmobiles, ATVs, motorcycles, dirt...
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