By Carl Hirlston, Woodbury Lions Club
Donor Appreciation Blood Drive is Thursday, May 20th, 2021 at the Lions Memorial Building located on We Serve Circle, 634 Lehman Street, Woodbury, TN from 12 PM until 6 PM. Since 1949 the Woodbury Lions Club has hosted American Red Cross Blood Drives in Woodbury and Cannon County. For 20 plus years they have hosted regular blood drives every odd month, with the last drive of their fiscal year in May designated as Donor Appreciation.
Over the years, local businesses have supported this by donating one or more door prizes to the local heroes who come to give their blood so others have a change to live longer. After a donor has signed in, they draw a ticket, which will relate to a door prize that they have won. This years door prizes are about the same as in the past, oil changes, car detailing, hair cuts or styling, massage sessions, pedicures, meals or food item in local or near by restaurants, gift certificates or gift cards for their businesses or product. The Lions Club goal is to get 100 donors to give the gift of life and each year they get a little bit closer to that goal.
Business supporting this years Donor Appreciation Blood Drive are: A & J Diner, Anthony’s, The Arts Center of Cannon County, Auto Zone, B & W Market, Bourbon Bliss, Boyd’s Garage, Cannon County Chiropractic, Cannon Courier, Cannon Market, CapStar Bank, Chilangos Mexican Resturant, D J’s Pizza & Steakhouse, DTC, Dollar General Market, El Monte Fresh Mexican Food, Evolution Salon, Farm Bureau Insurance, Fast Cash, Fast Pace, FirstBank, Five Guys, Hayes Bros Auto Care, Higgins Storage/Car Wash/Flea Market/Movie Drive-In, J. Bird’s Greenhouse, Jennings Jewelers, Lasting Impressions, Legendary Cuts Barber Shop, The Lunch Box, MTI Auto Repair, Middle Tennessee Electric, The Millennium, NAPA, O’Reily’s Auto Parts, Paul Reed’s Furniture, Parsley’s Market, Potter’s Ace Hardware, Quick Shop, Reed’s Supply, Roger Hindman Body Shop Inc, Rustic Grounds Café, Saint Thomas Stones River Hospital, Sarah & Ali Boutique, Simply E Boutique, Slick Pig, Smith Funeral Home, Sonic, Sophia’s Off The Square, T-Cakes, Tangles Hair Salon, Trusted Therapeutic Massage, Woodbury Auto Group, Woodbury Drug Store, and Woodbury Farmers Co-Op. The Woodbury Lions Club expresses to all the donors and local residents to support our local businesses because they support many local activities such as the schools, youth sports, local events, and this blood drive. The more you support them, the more they can support our community.
At the end of the blood drive, another drawing will take place, the ticket corresponding to the number used when the donor signed in will be called and informed that they won $100 as the Grand Prize Winner. Summer months are about to start, which means many more people will be traveling, resulting in more accidents and injuries, resulting in the need for more blood. There is always the need but history tells us the need will increase and your type blood can always be used. One pint of blood donated can save three peoples lives. We hope to see you on the 20th.