We’re pleased to partner with the Blood Assurance to help save lives in our local community by encouraging blood donations to their blood mobile, which will be parked at Grimey’s from 11am-4pm on Saturday, July 6th. ALL blood collected by the Blood Assurance stays in the local community. They are the exclusive blood supplier for all area HCA/Tri-Star Hospitals, Williamson Medical Center, Maury Regional Medical Center, and the Vanderbilt Hospital system - live local, give local!

The FDA has, at long last, revised their policy regarding gay and bisexual men. The new policy eliminates the time-based restriction of three months and instead screens all potential donors equally, using a series of questions that will assess their individual risk of HIV, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. Other things that will not defer you: tattoos, diabetes, cannabis use, alcohol use, and most other reasons you may be thinking. The minimum age for donating in TN is 16 with a parent’s or guardian’s permission. 17 and up can donate of their own free will. There is no upper age limit. The average age of a donor currently is 45. We need younger donors! Only 3% of age eligible people donate blood yearly. A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood - that means up to 100 people had to donate in order to have that blood available. One donation can save up to 3 lives! Be a hero!

Once again, EVERYTHING Blood Assurance collects stays in the community in which it was donated. YOU can help save the lives of your friends and neighbors. Please join us on Saturday, July 6th, and donate. Go to bloodassurance.org/grimeys to register in advance, or just show up ready to help on Saturday!