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$70,000 of Incentives to Donate Blood

Clean Sweep Rounds Up Blood Donors

Ken Littrell said the idea came to him on a vacation and when he returned to Lexington, he decided to put it into action.

Six years later, the owner of Clean Sweep Car Wash, has seen his notion grow into Clean Sweep Donor Round Up, a major event for the Kentucky Blood Center that is expected to generate nearly 900 blood donors in the first week of April.

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All told, nearly 90 businesses are supporting Littrell’s plan this year, donating more than $70,000 in incentives to be awarded to blood donors in Fayette and Madison counties (communities supported by Clean Sweep Car Wash).

At the Lexington Donor Center in Beaumont Centre donors will receive:

• a coupon for a free Clean Sweep Car Wash (a $25 value),
• a goodie bag filled with coupons and gifts from area businesses, and
• a chance to win daily prizes.

Donors at blood drives in Fayette and Madison counties also will receive the free car washes and be in daily drawings for a wide range of prizes.

“Ken is the mastermind behind Donor Round Up, and is dedicated to ensuring its success,” said William S. Reed, KBC President & CEO. “This is an example of an individual stepping forward to provide leadership and involve others in the business of saving lives.”

Littrell frees up his accounting manager Linda Tipton to make hundreds of calls and knock on dozens of doors to ask other businesses for donations for goodie bags and prizes. Littrell also purchases several of the big prizes himself. This year he is providing several overnight stays at Great Wolf Lodge in Cincinnati and Gatlinburg.

Donor Round Up began as a summertime blood drive, but this year it was moved to April to help alleviate projected blood shortages due to spring break – a time when schools are not hosting blood drives and donors are frequently vacationing and not available to donate.

To publicly thank Littrell for his support, Kentucky Blood Center named him its 2007 National Philanthropy Day honoree.

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2007 Releases

Kentucky Donors Finish Strong in Big Blue Crush 11/16/07

Platelets Across America Comes to Kentucky 10/03/07

Blood Shortage Appears Imminent 8/1/07

Forecast Shows Blood Shortage is Looming 7/23/07

Blood Center and State Police Partner to Save Lives 6/28/07

Blood Center Gets New Name, Opens New Lexington Donor Center 3/5/07

Blood Supply Critically Low. Donor Response Needed Immediately 1/22/07

Game For Life Drive- UK vs. Arkansas 1/17/07      

Supply Critically Low; Free Gas Card Offered As Incentive 1/4/07    

2006 Releases

Donate and Win Our UK Bowl Game Package                       12/706

Big Blue Crush is Back - UK vs. Tennessee                          11/13/06

Remembrance Week/9-11 Tribute                                      9/4/06

Madison School Superintendent NeedsTransplant                  8/18/06        

Emergency Plea For Blood Donors                                       8/7/06

Raceway 500 - Racing To Save Lives                                   7/27/06

Tell CKBC to "Fly Me to Orlando"                                         6/22/06

Clean Sweep Car Wash Roundup                                        6/12/06

Great American Blood Drive                                                5/16/06

Blood Supplies Plummit; Emergency Appeal Issued               5/10/06

Somerset Man Makes His 200th Platelets Donation               4/24/06

Rowe Family Super Blood Drive Volunteers                           4/17/06

CKBC Helps Curb Identity Theft for Donors                           3/13/06

CKBC Issues Emergency Appeal For Donors                          3/7/06

Pikeville Professor Hits Donation Milestone                      2/21/06

CKBC Fund Reaches $1 Million                                     2/13/06

Game For Life - UK vs Arkansas                                          1/25/06

Elementary School Blood Drive Underway                              1/3/06

2005 Releases

Holiday Blood Drive Underway                                          12/19/05

Georgetown Man in National Donor Hall of Fame                 11/22/05

Tennessee Wins Big Blue Crush in Close Contest               11/21/05

Big Blue Crush Coming - UK vs Tennessee                        11/11/05

CKBC Breaks Ground For New Lexington Donor Center         9/22/05

Police, Fire Personnel Support Remembrance Week            9/6/05

"Fly Me to Orlando" Summertime Promotion Begins            7/1/05

Double Red Cell Collections Begin in Pikeville                     6/27/05

Emergency Appeal For Blood Donors                                  6/27/05

Clean Sweep Car Wash Roundup                                      6/6/05

Paintsville Man Needs Bone Marrow Transplant                   6/1/05

S&S Tire "Give Life Challenge"                                         5/31/05

Great American Blood Drive                                              5/23/05

New! The Triple Double Club                                             3/7/05

Eight Blood Drives Cancelled in Past 2 Days                        3/2/05

Flu, Weather Force Emergency Appeal                                3/1/05

Flu Season Hurting Blood Center                                       2/23/05

Game For Life Blood Drive                                                1/18/05