Round Rock Express To Host Blood Drive At Dell Diamond

Round Rock TX

11 August, 2021

3:20 PM

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ROUND ROCK, TX — Round Rock Express is partnering with We Are Blood to host a blood donation drive at Dell Diamond on Thursday. The event will kick off at 9 a.m. and will continue to 3:40 p.m. Thursday at the baseball field. Appointments are required in order to give blood at Dell Diamond and are available online. The minor league baseball team said We Are Blood is requesting that all donors wear face coverings while visiting its donor centers, including the mobile drive at Dell Diamond. During the COVID-19 pandemic, community blood supply has been at critically low levels due to less blood drives hosted in local communities, officials said. In May 2020, Round Rock Express partnered with Brown Distributing and We Are Blood to host a sold-out blood donation drive at Dell Diamond. Together, over 80 donations were made totaling nearly 70 units of blood, authorities said. We Are Blood supplies blood donations to over 40 hospitals and clinics across 10 counties in Central Texas, including all St. David's HealthCare locations. Blood donations are needed every summer as donations dip due to schools being out of session and individuals becoming busy with vacation and family commitments. RELATED COVERAGE:UT Austin Will Require Negative COVID-19 Tests For Campus Move-In Austin ISD Will Require Face Masks For 2021-22 School Year Round Rock Budgets $525.3 Million For 2022 Fiscal Year