Community blood drive planned for Tuesday

TEXARKANA — Community Healthcore and LifeShare are teaming up Tuesday to celebrate Community Healthcore’s 50th anniversary with a community blood drive.

The blood drive will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community Healthcore, 2435 College Drive, according to a news release from LifeShare.

All donors will receive LifeShare JAWESOME Shark T-shirts, snow cones, vouchers for Sonic Corn Dog, DQ Blizzard, and entered in drawing for two entrees from NEWKS.

LifeShare will also be offering free COVID-19 antibody testing for all blood donors. No Q-tips are used for antibody testing.

Anybody donating blood will give a medical history and have a quick physical. Snacks will be provided after the donation.

After donating blood, the fluid is replaced within hours and the red blood cells within four weeks. It takes eight weeks to restore the iron lost after donating, according to LifeShare.

Donations will also be taken for the United Way’s Stuff the Bus program.

For more information, visit lifeshare.org or call 903-7943174.

LifeShare Blood Center regularly supplies blood components to more than 100 medical facilities throughout Louisiana, East Texas and South Arkansas. Founded in Shreveport, La. in 1942, it is a nonprofit community service provider governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees. LifeShare is a member of America’s Blood Centers and the American Rare Donor Program, is licensed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and accredited by AABB.