Día de los Muertos blood drive invites Abilene donors to give in memory of loved ones

KTAB and Telemundo Abilene held a Día de los Muertos blood drive on Friday, Oct. 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at their studios, 4510 S. 14th St. Donors were invited to give in honor of loved ones who have died.

Hendrick Regional Blood Center parked its bloodmobile at the station.

First-time donors should plan on about 30 minutes, most of it paperwork and a quick check of blood pressure, iron and temperature. Donors got snacks, drinks and a T-shirt.

The blood center serves 19 counties. Its blood goes to trauma patients, people in cancer treatment and mothers who lose blood in childbirth. One donation can help save up to three lives.