News tip: Score a tee o’ green for a pint o’ red at Carter BloodCare
March 10, 2026
A pint o’ red at Carter BloodCare earns you a tee o’ green
Texas blood center celebrates wearing of the green with St. Patrick’s Day shirt
WHAT
St. Patrick’s Day “Dublin Down on Saving Lives” T-shirt for blood donors
WHO
Texas-based nonprofit blood center Carter BloodCare
WHEN
March 9 – 22, 2026
Carter BloodCare donors are in luck this St. Patrick’s Day.
The blood center is giving a St. Patrick’s Day-themed T-shirt to each blood, platelet and plasma donor March 9 – 22. The green tee features a four-leafed clover within the slogan “Dublin Down on Saving Lives.”
Also, because of the need for the universal blood type, each O negative blood donor will receive a $50 e-gift card.
Every Carter BloodCare donor will receive a quilted tote bag, as well.
Residents can begin donating blood at age 16 with parental consent; those 17 and older can donate independently. It takes less than an hour to give blood that can save three lives.
To find a Carter BloodCare location and pick a time to donate, visit CarterBloodCare.org or call 800-366-2834.
About Carter BloodCare
Carter BloodCare is an independent community blood center providing transfusion resources to more than 225 medical facilities in 59 counties of North, Central and East Texas. Since its start in 1951, the nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization has become one of the largest blood programs in Texas, delivering more than 450,000 blood products annually to meet hospitals’ requirements for their patients. Services include collection, processing, specialized laboratory testing, storage, and distribution of blood and blood products. Tu centro de sangre comunitario.