Blood Drive, Friday, Oct. 25, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
Gather ’round, ghouls and goblins: It’s nearly time for the annual Houska Automotive Blood Drive. According to the American Red Cross, someone in the U.S. needs blood every two seconds. Life-saving care starts with our help. In its 23rd year, the Houska Automotive blood drive will take place from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, at the Garth Englund Blood Center, located at 1025 Pennock Place in Fort Collins. All who donate are encouraged to come in costume. To sign up, visit signupgenius.com/go/10C0548A4A82FA1FC1-51106109-houska#/.
“Donating blood takes only minutes, and one pint of blood could potentially save three lives,” says LJ Houska, vice president of Houska Automotive. “Each year, the event has a lot of community support, and we hope doing this around Halloween makes it fun and inspires people to sign up to donate.”
Houska Automotive is providing further incentives to donate. Participants who donate blood will be entered for a chance to win a set of four Goodyear tires. To be eligible to give blood, donors must be at least 18 years old, or 17 with a parent’s permission, and show photo identification. Donors are advised to eat a good meal before their appointment. Blood donations stay local, helping those in our community. Blood donations made at the UCHealth Garth Englund Blood Center supply Poudre Valley Hospital, Medical Center of the Rockies, Greeley Hospital and Longs Peak Hospital.
Donating blood has been a longtime commitment for the Houska family and is just one of the many ways they give back to the community. The Houska Automotive Annual Blood Drive has brought in more than 900 blood donations and new donors since it started.