Carter BloodCare donors have a chance at a new ride for the new year!
Update: Thank you for your interest, as noted in the dates below the entry time frame ended.
Give blood Dec. 1, 2020 – Jan. 10, 2021 and be thanked like never before. Thanks to the generosity of our community partner, The Thompson Group Classic Chevrolet Fleet and Commercial, every registered blood donor from Dec.1, 2020 – Jan. 10, 2021 will be automatically entered into a random drawing for a brand new 2020 Chevrolet Trax. JUST ADDED: Donors that give Dec.13-Dec.31, 2020 will also receive a special thank-you holiday food voucher (while supplies last).
This year has taught us all the importance of being prepared. Every time you #GiveForLife you help our community stay prepared. Your generous donations help meet the needs of patients facing challenges like cancer, emergency traumas, and surgeries. Your donations also keep our community prepared to address unexpected challenges including disasters caused by violent weather patterns and emerging health crises, like the COVID-19 pandemic.
I was a faithful 40+ year donor till last year. Now i take eliquist, does it make me ineligible? I am O negative.
You can find our current Medication deferral list here: https://qs.carterbloodcare.org/Linkfiles/medlist.pdf
If my next donation date is shown in the year 5000 for certain types of donations, does it mean I am deferred for that type of donation?
Please call Donor Notification at 817-412-5603 so that we may discuss your specific reason.
What do we fill out or submit for each of our entries?
All donors are automatically entered to win when they give.
Trying to log in to make appt but not able to. Can you help with this ? Am O+
For an appointment, call or text us at 800-366-2834 or visit http://bit.ly/CBCDonorCenters.
I have a appt on 12/15/20 Rita Terrell
We’re grateful to you, Rita! See you next week.
I tested positive for covid 19 November 6th am I still allowed to give blood.
Gary – as long as you’ve been symptom-free for at least 14 days, yes!! For an appointment, call or text us at 800-366-2834 or visit http://bit.ly/CBCDonorCenters.
I am scheduled to donate Double Red at the Arlington Donor Center on Sunday 12/13/2020 I am O Positive
We’re so grateful to you, Nathaniel!!
How often can you give? I gave Dec.8th.
Whole blood: 56 days between donations (limited to no more than 6 whole blood donations/12 months period)
Plasma: 28 days between donations
Platelets: 7 days between donations (limited to no more than 24 times in the prior 12 months)
Double red cells: 112 days between donations
CPLAS: 14 days between donations
Granulocytes: 21 days between donations
How can I find out if I’m eligible to donate?
Cheryl – Please visit https://www.carterbloodcare.org/eligibility/ or call 817-412-5830!
I gave today. Will I automatically be entered?
Yes, you will be!
Where do you find the COVID antibody results after donating? I see all my other results
t takes 1-2 weeks to get the COVID-19 antibody test results and it’s in your donor portal with the other results (https://ww2.greatpartners.org/donor/auth/signin). It may not be posted at the same time as your other test results.
I am concerned about being exposed to Covid while visiting to donate. Others present could be carrying & spreading it. Inside close quarters.
Lisa – all our employees wear masks and we require all donors to do so also. We allow for social distance between all donors and have given our staff additional time between donations for our more advanced cleaning procedures. You can read more about our precautions here: https://www.carterbloodcare.org/covid-19-and-the-blood-supply/
Nancy Neaves
I donated platelets today and one of the techs took a picture for me to post on Instagram which I did and then I was to go to “https//a.cstmapp.com/promotions/not active/pending/904016 to be eligible to enter a contest for a Playstation 5. That address goes no where – any ideas on this?
The address for that promotion is https://a.cstmapp.com/p/904016.
I last donated on 10/20/2020. When can I donate again?
You can donate 56 days after a whole blood donation.
I have donated three times this year. This week will be my fourth. I am O-negative and I feel fine.
We’re so grateful to you!
I donated blood Dec 24th. My test results have all but the covid antibody tab. Why is this tab missing in my results? Aren’t all donors tested for antibodies?
Thanks!
It can take 1-2 weeks to get the COVID-19 antibody test results and it’s in your donor portal with the other results (https://ww2.greatpartners.org/donor/auth/signin). It may not be posted at the same time as your other test results and won’t always take a week as sometimes the results come back faster.
I have HSV 1 & 2 and take Valacyclovir, (daily maintenance dose), to suppress it; I did not see this medication on the deferral list. May I still donate blood?
Yes, you are eligible to donate!
I donated at the Keller site and received the food voucher. When I went to redeem it, it had already been used. This donation site routinely takes 2 hours to complete a donation when the center is empty as well as when I have an appointment. What a shame that it is the only site that is convenient for me. My experiences there has been bad.
We’re grateful for your feedback. If you’d be so kind as to text 800-366-2834, we’ll see if we can get you another voucher!
I am a regular donor. My last donation was 11/19/20. That means my next donation can be January 14 or so, right? I’m really disappointed to miss this very narrow window, just because my last donation was too recent. For something on this scale, please consider opening the window to allow all your regular donors a chance.
Thank you for your thoughts, Tara. We will keep in mind for future opportunities such as this.
I gave in November and wasn’t scheduled until Jan 16 by your staff because of the holidays and my work. I gave 7 times out of 12 months in 2020 but will miss out on the drawing. I could have pulled it up a week in Jan if I had known. I probably wouldn’t win but I am disappointed of the small window for giving.
First, we’re grateful for your many donations. And thank you for the feedback. We will keep in mind for future opportunities such as this.
The giving away of the Chevrolet vehicle is a great incentive to get people to donate, but it leaves out your faithful donors that are currently ineligible to donate because of time limitations between donations.
Thank you for the feedback, Cecil. We will keep in mind for future opportunities such as this.
How do I know if I have been entered?
All donors 12/1/20 to 1/10/21 were automatically entered to win.
When is was the drawing
The winner has been contacted already!
Hi! Curious if y’all announced a winner? *Fingers crossed*
The winner has been contacted!