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South Texas Blood and Tissue Center looks to raise blood supply through Commit 4 Compassion challenge
The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is running low on blood. Officials with the center say they are only at a two-day supply of blood. Ideally, STBTC says they would like to be at a three-to-five-day supply.
To help challenge the community to get out and donate, STBTC is starting the Commit 4 Compassion challenge.
For the entire year, STBTC is encouraging everyone in our area to donate at least four times a year. Officials with the center say you can donate every eight weeks or 56 days.
“If we had everybody donate at least two times a year, it would make a significant impact to the blood supply. So, by donating four times a year, we would literally end the blood shortage,” said Francine Pina, Senior Manager for Marketing and Community Engagement at STBTC.
To help make this a challenge, after the first donation, donors will get a Commit 4 Commission T-shirt. On the T-shirt, there will be four boxes that can be checked off during each donation.
One reason officials say many people don’t donate is because they don’t know the process of donating and are scared.
“Most people don’t donate because they’re afraid. We really try to make the process as easy as possible,” Pina said.
The process of donating can be broken up into three parts — signing up, completing a health questionnaire and donating.
Sign Up:
You can sign up for a blood drive by heading to the STBTC website.
There you will get the option to pick from 9 donor locations or you can pick to participate in any local blood drives.
Appointments are not required but are recommended.
Health Questionnaire:
After signing up, you will be asked to complete a health questionnaire. This takes about 10 minutes.
Donation:
When you get to your donation appointment, you will do a day of health screening that includes getting your blood pressure, temperature and iron checked. This will take about 10 minutes.
After the health screening, the actual blood donation process will take about 10 minutes.
Anyone over the age of 16 can donate, however, a parent must give consent for their 16-year-old to donate.
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A day off at the pool — and a little sunburn — didn’t stop the Minnesota Twins’ momentum.
Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer as Minnesota scored multiple runs in the first inning for the third consecutive game, and the Twins went on to complete a series sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 9-3 win Thursday.
Minnesota has won four games in a row and scored 25 runs in the three-games series in Texas. The two teams had a rare, mid-series day off on Wednesday with the England-Croatia World Cup game being played in Arlington.
“We’re locked in every day,” Lee told Audra Martin on the team’s broadcast. “Yesterday, taking time off, lay out by the pool, get a little burnt and then right back to it. We did a good job getting focused. I feel like we do that with rain delays, too, just lock back in and we’re doing it.”
Lee’s 12th homer capped a four-run first off Jack Leiter (3-7). Trevor Larnach made it 6-0 in the fourth with a two-run shot to straightaway center that just cleared the extended glove of leaping Alejandro Osuna. Larnach’s third hit was an RBI single in the fifth, and Ryan Kriedler hit a two-run homer in the eighth.
Joe Ryan (5-3) struck out seven but needed 97 pitches to get through five scoreless innings while allowing three singles. Leiter was done after the fourth, and has given up 17 runs while losing three starts in a row.
The Twins never trailed in the sweep that extended their winning streak to four, matching their longest this season. Their 14-5 record at Globe Life Field is the best for any American League opponent since the ballpark opened in 2020.
Wyatt Langford, Ezequiel Duran and Justin Foscue hit solo homers for the Rangers, who have lost five of six games. They are 0-15 when giving up multiple runs in the first inning.
Twins DH Josh Bell, who was born in nearby Irving and grew up in the area, had an RBI single before Lee’s homer. Bell hit a three-run homer in the first inning of the series-opening 4-2 win Monday, and had an RBI single for a 2-0 lead in the first of a 12-2 win on Tuesday.
“We’re just passing the baton each time,” Lee said of the offensive output. “Our guys are hot. They feel good and they came out swinging today. It was awesome to see. We’ve done that for a while now.”
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Twins rookie left-hander Connor Prielipp (2-4, 5.26 ERA) starts Friday at Arizona. The Diamondbacks are scheduled to start right-hander Michael Soroka (8-3, 3.11).
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