To help promote successful blood drives during the summer months, the Kosciusko Chapter of the American Red Cross has partnered with the Warsaw Culver’s to issue coupons to the first 100 blood donors at today’s blood drive.
The blood drive is at Center Lake Pavilion from noon until 6 p.m.
The coupons are good for a free pint of frozen custard.
The coupons are part of Culver’s Cares campaign to thank community members for their life-saving donation by treating them to a free pint of frozen custard.
During the school year, high school and college students donate about 20 percent of the blood collected through the American Red Cross.
Many give at scheduled drives at their high schools and colleges, typically held two to three times during the traditional school year. When those drives stop, most students probably won’t think about going to a summer drive, or hosting a blood drive of their own.
“Our hope is the Culver’s coupons will be an added incentive to donate blood during the summer months,” said Kim Komdeur, operations director for the Kosciusko County Chapter of the Red Cross. “We hope to use them at the July and August blood drives at Center Lake Pavilion as well.”
