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Mississippi Blood Services wants to make donating blood as comfortable and convenient as possible.
Please join us for our special blood drives held throughout the year. Visit this page often to find out about the latest events at Mississippi Blood Services.
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 | Barbie Bassett 4th Annual Valentines Day Blood Drive
JACKSON, Miss. — It’s the fourth annual Barbie Bassett Valentine’s Day Blood Bash! Thursday, February 11, WLBT’s weather icon, Barbie Bassett, joins Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) to celebrate Valentine’s Day by asking viewers to donate blood.
Come to the MBS Jackson Main Center at 1995 Lakeland Drive in Jackson between 7:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. and be registered for a chance to win a private Viking Range cooking class for you and five of your closest friends or fine jewelry from Carter’s Jewelers. All donors will receive a limited edition valentine’s T-shirt designed by The Clarion Ledger’s political cartoonist, Marshall Ramsey (while supplies last). Pizza Shack will provide free pizza during lunch. Both Barbie Bassett and Marshall Ramsey will be on hand during lunch to autograph T-shirts.
“What better way to show your love than by giving the gift of life,” Tony Bahou, MBS manager of communications and public relations, said. “It’s a true gift from the heart.”
All donors must be at least 17 years old (or 16 years old with signed parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and have a valid ID.
Mississippi Blood Services ensures that donating blood is SAFE, SIMPLE and SAVES LIVES. MBS offers a “mini physical” before each donation to ensure the donation process is safe for the donor as well as the recipient. For more information, contact (888) 90-BLOOD, or visit our Web site at www.msblood.com.
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Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) was founded in 1979. Mississippi Blood Services is the only not-for-profit blood center headquartered in Mississippi. MBS supplies a safe and adequate supply of blood and blood products to Mississippi hospitals from the Tennessee line to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Mississippi Blood Services is Mississippi’s blood service. | | | |
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 | ROAD TO LIFE 2
Mississippi Blood Services’ blood donors have paved the way to life for countless Mississippi hospital patients. To show our appreciation, MBS has teamed up with the Watson Quality Home Team for the 2010 Road to Life blood drive campaign. Blood donors throughout the state who donate blood from December 28 through February 4 are eligible. Match the six special keys on the card and win a 2010 Ford or Hyundai.
All donors will receive a T-shirt and automatically be registered for a chance to win in the “Road to Life” blood drive campaign.
“Blood donors help many Mississippians get back on ‘the road to life’ and we want to return the favor by giving them the chance to get on the road in a brand new car,” Tony Bahou, manager of communications and public relations, said. “Blood donors are the driving force behind Mississippi Blood Services. They literally give of themselves to give the gift of life.”
For more information and a complete list of contest rules, please click HERE.
All donors must be at least 17 years old (or 16 years old with signed parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and have a valid ID.
Mississippi Blood Services ensures that donating blood is SAFE, SIMPLE and SAVES LIVES. MBS offers a “mini physical” before each donation to ensure the donation process is safe for the donor as well as the recipient. For more information, contact (888) 90-BLOOD, or visit our Web site at www.msblood.com.
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 | HOLIDAY HERO BLOOD DRIVE
FLOWOOD, Miss.—The holiday season comes with a rush of activity and hectic schedules. Many families go out of town to visit family and friends; school, church and community programs vie for attention; and shopping and decorating seem to squeeze what’s left of the day out of its last few minutes. Added to the mix are inclement winter weather and seasonal illnesses. It’s easy to see why blood donations drop. Unfortunately, the need for blood doesn’t slow down or take a holiday. If anything, the need for blood rises. Accidents increase with travel and bad weather and house fires increase due to the use of space heaters, fireplaces and candles.
Mississippi Blood Services’ (MBS) mission is to ensure a safe and adequate blood supply to its hospitals so that patients will have blood when they need it. We are asking our donors to think about those who are in need this year—those whose survival depends on blood donations. The gift you give will not cost you a dime, will not be returned for a different color or size and will last someone else a lifetime.
Come out to Dogwood Festival this Thursday, December 17, and Friday, December 18, from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. each day and donate blood. Radio personalities from JACK FM, Mix 98.7, Y 101, US 96, Q 105, Z 106, MISS 103 and ROCK 93.9 will be broadcasting live throughout the blood drive. We’ll give you a free red T-shirt and register you for a chance to win prizes from supporting retailers. (We’ll even throw in Santa’s juice and cookies!)
Please put giving the gift of life on top of your “to do” list this holiday season and throughout the year. Someone’s depending on you. Maybe even someone you love. | | | |
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 | Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Jackson MS - She may be someone’s spouse, mother, sister, aunt or cousin. She is someone’s “little girl.” She is one of the approximately 186,000 women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer and she could be one of the approximately 41,000 who will die because of it. Help her win her battle against breast cancer, donate blood.
Our Breast Cancer Awareness month will be highlighted October 13th, 14th and 15th at our main center at 1995 Lakeland Dr. Jackson, MS 39216.
Tue: EJ Rivers from Mix 98.7 will be broadcasting live from 11-2.
Wed: Jan Michaels from Q105 will join us live from 11-2.
Thurs: Kim Allen from Miss 103 will be here live from 2-5.
How does donating blood help? Between the disease and treatments, the body’s ability to manufacture needed blood cells is greatly reduced. Cancer patients, including those with breast cancer, need blood and blood products to help combat this depletion so they can continue their treatments on a regular basis.
While donating blood on a regular basis gives many Mississippi hospital patients the gift of life, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. As such, Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) would like to remind people that their donations are needed to help breast cancer patients fight against the disease. Donors who come into the drawing stations in Jackson, Greenville and Oxford will receive a commemorative pink T-shirt, while supplies last. (Gentlemen, you may not one but chances are your wife, girlfriend, mother or daughter will! So do it for her.)
Please go to the Donations page and click on the Donations icon or call 1 (888) 90-BLOOD (888 902 5663) to schedule your next appointment. Or just drop by the drawing station nearest you.
Jackson Main Center, 1995 Lakeland Drive, Jackson, (601) 981-3232
Monday through Wednesday, Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday: 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Greenville Drawing Station, Bologna Mall, Highway 1, Greenville, (662) 334-4400
Monday and Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Oxford Drawing Station, 2627 West Oxford Loop, Suite C, Oxford, (662) 234-0363
Monday, Thursday and Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Donating blood is safe, simple and saves lives! | | | |
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 | One Nation, One Cause, One Pint
JACKSON, Miss. — Firemen, policemen, doctors and nurses are counted as lifesaving heroes; but blood donors also perform a critical role. Many patients suffering from chronic illnesses, trauma and surgery require blood and/or blood products to heal, and in many cases, to survive. Blood donors come from every walk of life and from every demographic, but their commitment to their community sets them above the rest. When only 4 percent of the population donates blood on a regular basis, this gift is a rare find!
From September 9th-11th Mississippi Blood Services is honoring those first responders by holding its annual Patriots' Day Blood Drive. All donors who come into our Main Center at 1995 Lakeland Drive will receive a special commerative t-shirt plus a car magnet showing your support for our troops overseas by donating blood.
“Blood donors help save lives,” Tony Bahou, manager of communications and public relations, said. “The need for blood is on-going and by donating blood every 56 days, donors help many Mississippi hospital patients win for life.”
All donors must be at least 17 years old or 16 years old with parental consent, weigh at least 110 pounds and have a valid ID.
Mississippi Blood Services offers a “mini physical” before each donation to ensure the donation process is safe for the donor as well as the recipient.
Mississippi Blood Services ensures that donating blood is SAFE, SIMPLE and SAVES LIVES. For more information, contact (888) 90-BLOOD (888-902-5663), or visit our Web site at www.msblood.com.
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 | MBS Hosts Its Annual Truckin for Blood Blood Drive
GREENVILLE, Miss. – Nearly 95 percent of the population will need blood at some point in their lives. However, the summer months usually signify a decline in blood donations. Children are out of school, families are on vacation and summertime activities take up the busy schedules of most people. Unfortunately, the need for blood never slows down. Mississippi Blood Services’ (MBS) mission is to ensure a safe and adequate blood supply to its hospitals so that patients will have blood when they need it.
Mississippi Blood Services will be holding its annual “Truckin’ for Blood” blood drive promotions on Wednesday, August 5 and Thursday, August 6 at the Greenville Drawing Station located in Bologna Mall on Highway 1, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. each day. Come in to donate blood and get a chance to roll the dice to spell out “DONATE” and you could win a 2009 Nissan Frontier Truck.
“Truckin’ for Blood has always been a fun event at MBS,” said Rayetta Serio, MBS manager of the Greenville Drawing Station. “But the need for blood is serious. Mississippi hospitals need an average of 227 units a day. These units represent patients—someone’s loved one—who need blood. Blood donations literally could mean the difference between life and death for them.”
All donors must be at least 17-years-old (or 16 with signed parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and have a valid ID.
MBS offers a “mini physical” before each donation to ensure the donation process is safe for the donor as well as the recipient.
Please visit our Web site at www.msblood.com or call us at (888) 90-BLOOD (902-5663) to make your life-saving donation today. For more information about the upcoming blood drive, visit our Web site or call (662) 334-4400.
MBS ensures that donating blood is SAFE, SIMPLE and SAVES LIVES. | | | |
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 | Donating Blood is a Rewarding Experience
JACKSON, Miss. – One donor can save up to three lives. To emphasize the point, Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) in Jackson is making donating blood a “Rewarding Experience”. Throughout the month of June at the Main Center on Lakeland Drive, blood donors who come into the center will have receive a $10 restaurant rewards gift card good to use at Sal-N-Mookies, Bravo’s or Broadstreet Bakery restaurants.
“Offering our donors a restaurant gift card is a fun summer promotion,” Tony Bahou, MBS Public Relations manager, said. “But the need for blood is serious business, especially this time of year when blood donations typically go down. Blood donors help us “help make miracles happen” in Mississippi. This promotion is one way to show our appreciation for their commitment to our community.”
Visit the MBS Web site at www.msblood.com or call 1 (888) 90-BLOOD for information on mobile drives near you. All donors must be at least 17-years-old, weigh at least 110 pounds and have a valid ID. MBS offers a “mini physical” before each donation to ensure the donation process is safe for the donor as well as the recipient.
Please visit our Web site at www.msblood.com or call us at (888) 90-BLOOD (902-5663) to make your life-saving donation today. For more information about the upcoming blood drives, visit our Web site or call (888) 902-5663.
MBS ensures that donating blood is SAFE, SIMPLE and SAVES LIVES. | | | |
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 | SAVE THE DJ's III
WHEN: MAY 21st
WHERE: MISSISSIPPI BLOOD SERVICES main center
1995 Lakeland Dr. (next to Penn''s)
WHAT: Q105''s Jan Michaels, Miss103''s Kim Allen plus Z106''s David Spain plus 620am''s Doug Colson and Chuck Stinson are in need of some life savers as they will be held captive from 7am to 7pm or until we get 300 donors whichever comes first!
Each donor coming to the Main Center will receive a limited edition red t-shirt, a $10 restaurant reward card from Sal-N-Mookies, Broadstreet Bakery and Bravo''s plus be eligible to win "cool prizes" as Mississippi Blood Services and Clear Channel Radio kick off the summer of giving in GRAND STYLE! | | | |
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 | American Blood Donor Blood Drive Event
JACKSON, Miss. — Firemen, policemen, doctors and nurses are counted as lifesaving heroes; but blood donors also perform a critical role. Many patients suffering from chronic illnesses, trauma and surgery require blood and/or blood products to heal, and in many cases, to survive. Blood donors come from every walk of life and from every demographic, but their commitment to their community sets them above the rest. When only 4 percent of the population donates blood on a regular basis, this gift is a rare find!
To say “thank you” to blood donors, Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) is joining with Mix 98.7, Y 101.7, Buffalo Wild Wings and WDBD Fox 40 to offer a trip for two to the American Idol show. Donors can come in to the Jackson Main Center or drop by any blood drive between now and 4 p.m. on April 28 to register for a chance to win. The winner will be announced at Buffalo Wild Wings that evening at the American Idol viewing party sponsored by Mix 98.7 and Y 101.7.
“Blood donors help save lives,” Tony Bahou, manager of communications and public relations, said. “The need for blood is on-going and by donating blood every 56 days, donors help many Mississippi hospital patients win for life.”
All donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and have a valid ID.
Mississippi Blood Services offers a “mini physical” before each donation to ensure the donation process is safe for the donor as well as the recipient. | | | |
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 | CRUISING FOR BLOOD
JACKSON, Miss. — For many Mississippi hospital patients, the journey to recovery requires blood or blood products. Since blood cannot be manufactured artificially, the need for blood donors is imperative. People who donate blood are often the lifeline for those who are ill or injured.
To say “thank you” to blood donors, Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) is promoting a “Cruising for Blood” blood drive promotion. All donors will be registered for a chance to win a five day cruise for two aboard a Carnival Inspiration cruise ship to set sail in the Western Caribbean Sea. Come by and donate blood at our fixed sites in Jackson, Greenville or Oxford, or any of our mobile blood drives, from now until April 1, 2009. The drawing will be held on April 2.
“Blood donors help many Mississippians get back in the flow of their lives,” Tony Bahou, manager of communications and public relations, said. “This is just another way we want to show our appreciation to them for their gift of life.”
All donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and have a valid ID
Mississippi Blood Services offers a “mini physical” before each donation to ensure the donation process is safe for the donor as well as the recipient.
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 | Clear Channel/WJTV St. Paddy's Drive
Jackson, MS – GO GREEN, GIVE RED! Mississippi Blood Services has partnered with Clear Channel Radio and WJTV for this year’s St. Paddy’s day blood drive. Some people think that donating blood isn’t fun; we hope to change your mind! All donors who come in on March 17th will receive a specially designed St. Paddy’s day Green T-shirt. Miss 103’s Kim Allen and Q105’s Jan Michaels will be broadcasting live from 7 to 7. Plus the Score 620am will be broadcasting their sports talk shows live from 7-10am and 3-5pm. Mike Bridges from Z106 will be live from 10-3. So come on out to meet your favorite radio personality. But that’s not all! One lucky donor will win a VACATION GETAWAY TO ATLANTA which includes the following:
5 days / 4 nights-Holiday Inn Select Peachtree Corners in Norcross
2 tickets to Six Flags of Georgia
2 tickets to Stone Mountain Park
Admission for 4 to the National Historic Site including:
Valid for up to 4 people to travel
Good for 1 year from date of issue
No blackout dates, subject to availability
$50 gas card
We will also have door prizes throughout the day and a special appearance by Sweet Potato Queen Jill Conner Browne who will have some signed books to give away. It’ll be a day that is both fun and fulfilling, because you’ll be helping to save a life in Mississippi by donating blood. | | | |
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 | Valentine's Day Blood Drive
Jackson, MS. – It’s that time of year again! WLBT Chief Meteorologist Barbie Bassett will host our annual Valentine's Day blood drive on February 12th at Mississippi Blood Services' Main Center on Lakeland Drive. But we are also partnering with MIX 98.7 and making it a two-day event. All donors will receive a specially designed Marshall Ramsey T-shirt and will be registered for a chance to win a black pearl necklace courtesy Carter Jewelers, plus other great prizes from our friends at the Renaissance including a gift card from Ruth's Chris Steak House, Fresh Market Cafe, Material Girls, Chico's among others.
But the real key winners are the patients in our local hospitals. Without blood donors they would not have a chance.
During the winter months, inclement weather and poor health often prevent donors from giving the gift of life. But the need for blood never stays home. Mississippi Blood Services’ (MBS) mission is to ensure a safe and adequate blood supply to its hospitals so that patients will have blood when they need it.
All donors must be at least 17 year’s old, weigh at least 110 pounds and have a valid ID.
“Blood donors give hospital patients the gift of life,” said Tony Bahou, MBS Manager of Communications and Public Relations. “They are behind-the-scenes heroes who bring hope to so many Mississippians and their families.”
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 | ROAD TO LIFE
JACKSON, Miss. — The Road to Life promotion is almost over, but it is not too late to be a last second lifesaver. One person will be drawn each day over the next seven days as one of the 30 finalists. Come in to donate blood before noon on Friday, January 30, and you will still be registered for a chance to win the 2009 Nissan Altima from Deuce McAllister Nissan. Thirty finalists chosen from a random drawing will each be given a key. The person holding the key that starts the 2009 Nisan Altima is the winner.
“Blood donors help many Mississippians get back on ‘the road to life’ and we want to return the favor by helping one of them to get on the road in a brand new car,” Tony Bahou, manager of communications and public relations, said. “Blood donors are the driving force behind Mississippi Blood Services. They literally give of themselves to give the gift of life.”
Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) is celebrating 30 years of community commitment, and to show our appreciation to blood donors across the state who have paved the way for MBS, we would also like to thank our corporate partners Deuce McAllister Nissan, Comcast Spotlight and the Radio People radio stations who have helped to provide the Road to Life.
For more information and a complete list of contest rules, please click on official rules.
All donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and have a valid ID.
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 | Oxford Donor Coach Ribbon Cutting
Mississippi Blood Services held ribbon cutting ceremony for its new donor coach on Wednesday Sept. 12. The new donor coach was funded by a grant awarded by USDA, Rural Development.
The previous Oxford coach, a revamped Winnebago donated from another non-profit organization, was only able to screen two donors at a time and have two donors in the collection area of the bed unit. The new coach, custom made for MBS provides more space to screen three to four donors at a time and collect blood from five donors.
Lolita Gregory, manager of the Oxford branch of MBS says, “Having the new donor coach here in Oxford means we can better service our blood donors in the community and more importantly, save lives through our efforts.”
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