The weeks surrounding Thanksgiving are a notoriously difficult time for blood banks. To combat the lull in donations, United Blood Services of Arizona is offering an incentive to keep blood donors rolling up their sleeves.
Give blood Nov. 16-30, and you’ll receive a voucher for one complimentary ticket to a Phoenix Symphony performance. United Blood Services offers other incentives, too — things like free oil changes for donors who give by Nov. 13 and the chance to win one of three pairs of Phoenix Coyotes suite tickets and a T-shirt autographed by team captain Shane Doan.
To make an appointment to donate blood, call 1-877-448-4483, or visit www.UnitedBloodServicesAZ.org. Click on “Donate Blood,” and enter your ZIP code.
East Valley Donor Centers are open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. They are at 1989 W. Elliot Road in Chandler and 1337 S. Gilbert Road in Mesa.
United Blood Services will also host public blood drives Nov. 16-30 at the following locations:
Ahwatukee
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wed., Nov. 25, at Best Buy, 5051 E. Ray Road.
Apache Junction
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues., Nov. 17, at Central Arizona College, 273 Old West Highway.
Chandler
11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., Nov. 22, at Desert Palms Church, 4265 S. Arizona Ave.
2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mon., Nov. 30, at Tumbleweed Recreation Center, 745 E. Germann Road.
Gilbert
7 a.m. to noon Wed., Nov. 25, at Trilogy, 4369 E. Village Parkway.
7 a.m. to noon Sun., Nov. 29, at St. Anne Knights of Columbus, 440 E. Elliot Road.
Gold Canyon
7 a.m. to noon Mon., Nov. 16, at Montesa at Gold Canyon, 7373 E. US Highway 60.
Mesa
2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tues., Nov. 17, at Webster Elementary School, 202 N. Sycamore.
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 18, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 612 S Ellsworth Road.
7 a.m. to noon Sun., Nov. 22, at Love of Christ Lutheran Church, 1525 N. Power Road.
1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 24, at Superstition Springs Elementary School, 7125 East Monteray Ave.
Tempe
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16-19, ASU Memorial Union, 1290 S. Normal Ave.




