Newsletter
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December Blood Donors Have a Chance to win an iPad 2!
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The Victoria Donor Room is giving away an Apple iPad2! That’s right. Anyone who comes to donate at the Victoria Donor Room in December 2012 will be eligible to win an iPad2. One iPad will be given away to a ...
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Blood Bank Launches Frequent Platelet Donor Program
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Our blood is comprised of many different components including platelets. Platelets are small cells that help control bleeding and these donations are vital to the community blood supply. As platelet donations only last five days, donors are needed on a ...
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Blood bank already feels need for summer donors
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Summer is here and the community blood supply can feel it. Every summer, kids are let out from school and families start traveling. As a result, shortages of blood types happen during this time of year. With a dip in ...
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Donate Blood in Memory of Tony Borowicz
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In 14 years, Tony Borowicz, Victoria HOG and Victoria Harley-Davidson have helped collect 5,930 units of lifesaving blood for the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center (STBTC). This year, Borowicz’s memory lives on in the 15th Annual Tony Borowicz Memorial ...
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Blood Donors Urgently Needed - Levels are Critically Low
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BLOOD DONORS URGENTLY NEEDED Levels are Critically Low South Texas Blood & Tissue Center (STBTC) is urgently requesting all eligible donors to give blood. We thank donors who answered the call for blood over the New Year holiday weekend; however, ...
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100 Gallon Blood Donor Honored for Helping Save Lives
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In San Antonio, the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center (STBTC) honored Gerald Perkins for donating more than 100 gallons of lifesaving blood. Perkins also holds the STBTC record for most donations. A crowd, including STBTC President/ CEO and Medical ...
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Victoria College to Participate in National Blood Drive Challenge
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March 25th will kick off South Texas’ participation in the National Cesar Chavez Blood Drive Challenge. The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center (STBTC) will be the beneficiary of student efforts in 10 South Texas colleges and universities, including Victoria ...
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Inclement weather = fewer blood donations
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The recent inclement weather has added an extra hurdle as the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center (STBTC) works to fill hospital patient needs. With snow predictions and icy conditions, a few blood drives have been canceled, in addition to ...
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So you’ve collected a whole neighborhood block’s worth of Halloween candy. Your Halloween stash might hold you over till the feast that is Thanksgiving, whose leftovers will hopefully hold you till Christmas where more sweets and heavy foods await. Like ...
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The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center (STBTC) has always embraced the idea of recycling life through blood donation. But starting Wednesday, Oct. 6, we’re taking recycling to the next level. As part of STBTC’s emphasis on being more eco-friendly ...