Donate to LifeSouth, receive movie ticket on Aug. 16-18

MADISON COUNTY – LifeSouth Community Blood Centers officials ask local residents to help fight blood shortages and to help patients in local hospitals. During the weekend of Aug. 16, registered donors will receive a gift.

As a thank-you, blood donors on Aug. 16, 17 and 18 will receive a free Fandango movie ticket and a T-shirt, Eric Franchois said. Franchois works in Madison as District Community Development Coordinator for LifeSouth.

“Please give blood, support the community blood supply, and enjoy a night at the movies on LifeSouth,” Franchois said. All donors also receive a cholesterol screening.

LifeSouth is the primary provider of blood to 14 major hospitals in North Alabama, including Huntsville Hospital, Marshall Medical Center North and South, Decatur Morgan Hospital, Cullman Regional Medical Center and North Alabama Medical Center.

“Please visit a LifeSouth donor center or bloodmobile,” Franchois said. “To find a location near you, visit lifesouth.org or call 888-795-2707.”

Currently, LifeSouth has scheduled several blood drives during this weekend:

* Decatur — Walmart, Spring Ave. SW on Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

* Huntsville — Wellstone Behavioral Health Center, 4040 S Memorial Parkway on Aug. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

* Hazel Green — Walmart, 14595 Hwy. 231-431 N. on Aug. 16 from noon to 6 p.m.

* Huntsville — Westbury Square Community Drive, Airport Road on Aug. 16 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

* Athens in memory of Kaley Greer — Sardis Springs Baptist Church, Ala. Hwy. 251 on Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

* Huntsville — Walmart, 3031 Memorial Parkway SW on Aug. 17 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

* Huntsville — Mayfair Church of Christ, 1095 Carl T. Jones Drive SE on Aug. 18 from 8 a.m. to noon.

* Harvest — Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 759 Pine Grove Road on Aug. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

* Owens Cross Roads — Walmart, 330 Sutton Road SE on Aug. 18 from 1 to 4 p.m.

A donor must be at least 17 years old. Sixteen-year-olds can donate with written parental consent; if the teenager weighs at least 110 pounds; and if the teenager presents a photo identification. For more information, call toll-free 888-795-2707 or visit lifesouth.org.

The Fandango promotional code is good towards one movie ticket (up to $13 total ticket and convenience fee value) to see any movie at Fandango partner theaters in the United States. Code is valid through Feb. 29, 2020. Redemption of the code is subject to Fandango’s terms and policies at fandango.com/terms-and-policies. 

LifeSouth’s address in Madison is 8190 Madison Blvd. To contact Franchois, call 1-888-795-2707, ext. 55003 or email egfranchois@lifesouth.org.