Donate blood, save lives and win money for your school
Kids Inc. Donor Days: Save a life, help students and receive gifts for your donation By Bailie Myers | March 1, 2021 at 11:34 AM CST - Updated March 2 at 12:17 PM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Blood donors at Coffee Memorial Blood Center can help their school win a cash prize by donating during the month of March.
Donors can choose to register their donation in honor of one area school. The school with the highest percentage of donors will received monetary contributions at the following prize levels:
Elementary School: 1st place wins $1,000 and $1,000 Dugger Dollars for any Kids Inc. Youth Sport; 2nd, 3rd and 4th places will received $500 Dugger Dollars
Amarillo blood donor wins new car from Coffee Memorial Blood Center
‘Unprecedented times call for unprecedented giveaways’
VIDEO: Amarillo blood donor wins new car from Coffee Memorial Blood Center By Penny Kmitt | March 1, 2021 at 12:19 PM CST - Updated March 1 at 12:44 PM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - One lucky blood donor, Wayne Suelflow, won a new car from Coffee Memorial Blood Center this morning.
“This feels great,” said Suelflow. “I’m in shock. I don’t normally win anything. I’ve won very little. I don’t really know how to act.”
Coffee Memorial Blood Center is part of a larger system, the Oklahoma Blood Institute. Existing within that system are 16 different blood centers across three states.
Guymon Coffee Memorial Blood Center emergency need for blood donation
VIDEO: Guymon Coffee Memorial Blood Center emergency need for blood donation By Tamlyn Cochran | February 18, 2021 at 3:59 PM CST - Updated February 18 at 5:49 PM
GUYMON, Okla. (KFDA) - Guymon Coffee Memorial Blood Center is experiencing an emergency need for platelet donors, due to the ongoing winter storms.
Platelets are needed everyday by cancer patients and trauma victims, and can only be kept on the shelf for five days, meaning the winter storm has wiped out the supply of this lifesaving product.
Call (806) 358-4563 or visit here to make your platelet appointment.
Coffee Memorial Blood Center Is Facing Its Toughest Times
Coffee Memorial is the 6th-largest independent blood center in the nation, providing every drop of blood in the High Plains region. When you or a loved one is in need of urgently needed blood, Coffee Memorial is the supplier. The pandemic has created a new level of need for blood donations, now they are facing another shortage due to the incredible cold weather here in the panhandle. As a result, Coffee Memorial Blood Center is experiencing an emergency need for blood donations of all types.
“To many, winter weather means a day at home with their families. For us, it could mean a seriously depleted blood supply,” said Dr. John Armitage, president and CEO of Coffee Memorial Blood Center. “For patients needing blood and their loved ones, it could be a day of waiting and worrying if we cannot build back our supply of life-saving blood.”
You can still give blood after receiving COVID-19 vaccine, experts say
VIDEO: You can still give blood after receiving COVID-19 vaccine, experts say By Kaitlin Johnson | February 2, 2021 at 11:07 AM CST - Updated February 2 at 12:25 PM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Experts say you can still give blood after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
Coffee Memorial Blood Center says recent vaccinations have brought confusion from donors about how receiving the COVID-19 vaccine affects blood donation eligibility.
The center says people who receive the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are eligible to donate blood and platelets with no waiting time.
“The health of our donors is an integral part of our life-saving mission,” said Dr. John Armitage, president and CEO of Coffee Memorial. “As more people across the High Plains are vaccinated, it is important for them to know they’re eligible to give blood and platelets, even the same day they receive their vaccination. As the pandemic persists