At the start of every summer, our board and staff are proud to host the Oklahoma Pork Council Pre-Memorial Day Blood Drive in partnership with Our Blood Institute (OBI) across the state. This annual event has long served as one of OBI's most successful drives of the year, which helps meet an increased need going into the upcoming holiday weekend and beyond.
Throughout all drive locations last Thursday and Friday, donors received a free pulled pork sandwich, a free "35 Years of Makin' the Bacon" shirt, and free admission to Frontier City or Hurricane Harbor this summer. Although total donation numbers continue to trend down in recent months, the Oklahoma Pork Council celebrates the almost 800 Oklahomans who participated in our blood drive throughout the state. In addition to the 10 permanent OBI donor centers hosting Oklahoma Pork's drive, we were excited to host mobile donation centers in two proud pork-related communities of Hinton and Holdenville.
After a busy Memorial Day weekend for many of us, there is no doubt your selfless donations have already helped Oklahomans in need. If you weren't able to participate in Oklahoma Pork's recent drive, but still want to give blood this month, check out the OBI’s upcoming drives and donation centers page.