Register now for the fourth annual "I Bleed Black & Blue For My Community" blood drive at Bank of America Stadium on Thursday, July 14 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hosted by the Carolina Panthers and Community Blood Center of the Carolinas, the blood drive will benefit 19 area hospitals.
All donors will receive an "I Bleed Black & Blue For My Community" T-shirt and be eligible to win Panthers memorabilia. Stadium tours will be given at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for pre-registered donors. Additionally, Panthers team mascot Sir Purr will make special appearances throughout the day.
Appointments are preferred and can be made by calling Lenora Adams-Tibbs of the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas at 704-972-4733 or by visiting www.cbcc.us/donate and entering the sponsor code: Panthers.
The blood drive will take place in the Visiting Team Locker Room, located on the stadium's ground level. Donors should enter Bank of America Stadium via Morehead Street and follow directional signs from the Morehead Street parking lot to the blood drive entrance.
For those who cannot attend the blood drive on July 14, donors can give blood and receive an "I Bleed Black & Blue For My Community" T-shirt the following day at the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas, located at 4447 South Boulevard in Charlotte, from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas is a local, non-profit organization founded by five area hospital systems in 2002. It is the primary blood supplier to the region, serving 19 area hospitals.
