Giving Blood Just Got ‘Icer’! Free Ben & Jerry’s For Teesside Student Blood Donors

Students at the University of Teeside have got a fantastic ‘thank you’ present waiting for them after they give blood donations in November. Ice cream gurus Ben & Jerry’s have teamed up with the National Blood Service and will be giving vouchers for a FREE 500ml tub of their delicious ice cream to everyone who donates some of their blood on particular days.

The offer is part of ‘I Gave, I Saved’, a four-year-old campaign to recruit young donors for the National Blood Service and boost vital blood stocks. Students not only get the chance to save a life but then get to boost their own sugar levels in the nicest possible way straight afterwards!

Tom Hopes from the National Blood Service said: “Some parts of a blood donation have a very short shelf life, such as platelets, which last just five days! This is why there is a constant demand for blood and why the National Blood Service is always encouraging people, especially the young, to donate a unit of blood whenever they can. Giving blood is so simple, but it can really save a life.”

Students can give blood today and tomorrow in the Main Hall, between: 10.00am – 12.00pm & 1.30pm – 4.00pm.

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