A pint o’ red earns you a tee o’ green
Carter BloodCare celebrates wearing of the green with St. Patrick’s Day offer
WHAT
St. Patrick’s Day “Dublin Down on Saving Lives” T-shirt for blood donors
WHO
Texas-based nonprofit blood center Carter BloodCare
WHEN
March 9 – 22, 2026
Need a bit of green for St. Patrick’s Day? Carter BloodCare donors are in luck.
The blood center is offering a St. Patrick’s Day-themed T-shirt to all blood, platelet and plasma donors March 9 – 22. The green tee features a four-leafed clover within the slogan “Dublin Down on Saving Lives.”
Also, because of the need for the universal blood type, each O negative blood donor will receive a $50 e-gift card to the retailer of their choice.
Every Carter BloodCare donor will receive a quilted tote bag, as well.
Residents can begin donating blood at age 16 with parental consent; those 17 and older can donate independently. Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds and feel well at donation.
Blood is in constant need to treat people injured in car wrecks, organ transplant recipients, children fighting cancer, and thousands of local patients.
To find a neighborhood Carter BloodCare location and pick a time to donate, visit CarterBloodCare.org or call 800-366-2834.
About Carter BloodCare
Carter BloodCare is an independent community blood center providing transfusion resources to more than 225 medical facilities in 59 counties of North, Central and East Texas. Since its start in 1951, the nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization has become one of the largest blood programs in Texas, delivering more than 450,000 blood products annually to meet hospitals’ requirements for their patients. Services include collection, processing, specialized laboratory testing, storage, and distribution of blood and blood products. Tu centro de sangre comunitario.
