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University of Kentucky Spring 2023 Blood Drives April 3-7

Locations Available at Gatton Student Center, W.T. Young Library

Anyone who donates on the University of Kentucky campus April 3-7 will receive a 'Hold Your Horses' T-shirt, a $5 Starbucks gift card and a coupon for one free classic cookie at Insomnia Cookies.

Hold your horses, University of Kentucky students, staff and faculty! You have a chance to save lives this spring with Kentucky Blood Center.

KBC will be on campus April 3-7 to collect blood and supply local hospitals – including UK Healthcare – with lifesaving blood. KBC wil be in Gatton Student Center Ballroom A April 3-7 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. every day. Additionally, a KBC bloodmobile will also be outside William T. Young Library on Monday, April 3 from 4-8 p.m.

All donors will be thanked for their time and donation with a free "Hold Your Horses" T-shirt, a $5 Starbucks gift card and a coupon for one free classic cookie at Insomnia Cookies.

Donations typically take less than one hour and save up to three lives. 

Schedule Your Appointment Now!

Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome as space allows. To schedule an appointment, call 800.775.2522 or scroll down and click on a link below.

Gatton Student Center

W.T. Young Library

About Kentucky Blood Center

Celebrating 55 years of saving lives in Kentucky, KBC is the largest independent, full-service, nonprofit blood center in Kentucky. Licensed by the FDA, KBC’s sole purpose is to collect, process and distribute blood for patients in Kentucky. KBC provides services in 90 Kentucky counties and has donor centers in Lexington, Louisville, Frankfort, Pikeville, Somerset and the Tri-County area. KBC is the exclusive blood provider of UK Healthcare.