Cheer on the Reds’ historic playoff run with Hoxworth
Exclusive Elly De La Cruz T-shirt giveaway extended
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is celebrating the Cincinnati Reds as they clinch a spot in the MLB playoffs. It’s All-Star Elly De La Cruz’s first-ever MLB playoff run! Celebrate this unforgettable moment in Reds history and show your hometown pride by sporting your exclusive Elly De La Cruz T-shirt, available only through Hoxworth.
We stayed together. We played together. We care about each other. That’s the key for us.
Elly De La Cruz Reds shortstop
Now it’s your turn to come together and make a difference. Hoxworth is extending its Elly De La Cruz donor gift through the end of October. Every blood donation saves lives right here in the Greater Cincinnati community. As a thank-you, you’ll score a limited-edition T-shirt, while supplies last, when you donate blood or blood products at any of the seven Neighborhood Donor Centers and select mobile drives.
You can wear the shirt with pride for the Reds knowing that you helped saves lives in the Tristate area by donating blood with Hoxworth Blood Center.
Donate at one of Hoxworth’s seven Neighborhood Donor Centers:
- Hoxworth Anderson (open 7 days)
- Hoxworth Blue Ash (open 7 days)
- Hoxworth Central (open Monday-Friday)
- Hoxworth Ft. Mitchell (open 7 days)
- Hoxworth North (open Monday-Saturday)
- Hoxworth Tri-County (open Wednesday-Friday)
- Hoxworth West (closed Sunday)
Find a mobile drive near you:
10/1 - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (OTR, Downtown) - Give blood at the Shakespeare Company (1195 Elm St.) inside the donor bus, and get treated like a star! Every donor will receive two free tickets to an upcoming Shakespeare production, plus an Elly De La Cruz shirt.
10/4 - Blood Drive in Memory of Reco Gunnels (Springdale) - Honor Reco’s legacy by giving blood with Hoxworth at the seventh annual memorial blood drive located behind the Northland Library (660 Northland Blvd). All donors will receive an Elly De La Cruz shirt in appreciation. Click here to learn more about Reco.
October 24-26 - Cincinnati Comic Expo (Sharonville) - Level up your donor status at the Sharonville Convention Center (11355 Chester Rd.) during Comic Expo! All donors will receive an Elly De La Cruz shirt, plus your choice of comic books, enamel pins or figurines (while supplies last). No ticket is required to donate — just stop by outside the main entrance! For more info on Comic Expo: cincinnaticomicexpo.com
10/28 - Thomas More University (Crestview Hills, KY) - Join us in Steigerwald Hall, Saints Center (333 Thomas More Pkwy.), and get an Elly De La Cruz shirt when you donate. Go Saints, save lives!
Don’t wait, schedule your donation today! Then roll up your sleeve, and join the team that’s saving lives here at home and cheering on the Reds to victory! Go to Hoxworth.org, download the Hoxworth app, or call (513) 451-0910 to schedule your donation.
About Hoxworth Blood Center
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, was founded in 1938 and serves more than 30 hospitals in 18 counties in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. Annually, Hoxworth collects more than 100,000 units of blood from local donors to help save the lives of patients in area hospitals. Hoxworth Blood Center: Saving Lives Close to Home.
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