Drawing Held for KBC’s Summer Car Giveaway
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The long wait is over, the official drawing was held yesterday and the 2010 Toyota Camry got a new owner today. From May 22 through Sept. 7, 2009, 29,687 blood donors presented to donate blood. This tremendous number of blood donors helped to keep the blood supply stable throughout the summer.
Of those nearly 30,000 donors, one lucky winner, Lowell Collett, 40, of Pineville (Bell County), Ky. won! Collett, a State Highway Department (Kentucky Transportation Cabinet) employee in Clay County, traveled to Lexington today to receive the keys to his new car.
Collett said, “I started giving blood about two years ago in Manchester [Clay County] and I give every time I can.”
About Kentucky Blood Center
The Kentucky Blood Center is a non‐profit organization dedicated to ensuring a safe, adequate blood supply for patients at nearly 70 Kentucky hospitals and clinics in more than 60 counties. KBC relies on volunteers to collect 400 pints of blood per day to meet area patients’ needs. Over the last year KBC distributed nearly 130,000 blood and blood products.