Third Coast Vein

On this episode of Third Coast Vein , we’re joined by recruiter Alyssa Gonzalez to talk about our upcoming annual Rock and Roll Up Your Sleeves Blood Drive , happening later this month! We’re sharing all the exciting details, including some incredible donor prizes one of the biggest being tickets to see Ella Langley plus everything else happening throughout the month of June. Most importantly, the...

On this episode of Third Coast Vein, I am joined by Bonnie and Miss Marla as we discuss TARS Thrombocytopenia with Absent Radius Syndrome a rare genetic disorder that affects both the bones and the blood. TARS is characterized by the absence of the radius bone in both arms and a significantly low platelet count, often requiring ongoing medical support. This episode is an opportunity to bring aware...

WE ARE HUNTING FOR YOU! Join us for a special episode highlighting our 13th Annual Hunting for Donors event, happening Saturday, November 22nd from 9 am to 5 pm at Cavender's Boot City. In this episode, our recruiter Hannah Gwosdz sits down with me to talk about all things Hunting for Donors from what you can expect at this year's event tot he current need for blood in our community and so much mo...

Our Need For Life Blood Drive is happening this weekend August 23rd at Sam's Club and we could not be more excited! This year, we're kicking off a football themed blood drive full of energy, fun, and incredible giveaways. On this episode we sit down with recruiter Hannah Gwosdz to talk about all things Need For Life blood drive and the need for blood in our community. Prizes include: -Dallas Cowbo...

It's time to roll up your sleeves and rock out for a great cause! Our Rock and Roll Summer Blood Drive is happening soon and wraps up with a grand finale event on June 28th at Cavender's Boot City from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tune in as we speak to donor recruiter Alyssa Gonzalez who breaks down why now is the time to donate and how you can make a difference. Tune in. Tell a friend. Most importantly, DON...

In this episode, we are gearing up for one of our favorite annual events, Battle of the Breweries happening this Saturday, June 14th. Which also happens to be World Blood Donor Day! We 're joined by two awesome guests and friends of the podcast; Jessica from Lazy Beach and Chris from B&J'S Pizza. Tune in as we dive into what's new at their breweries, what you can expect at this year's Battle o...

Listen to our latest episode where we speak to Elma Hvorcik, In house education coordinator for the Blood Center. She dives into the importance of donating platelets in our community. As well as the awesome monthly incentives when donating platelets and much more! In other exciting news, we are thrilled that our podcast has made it to the top 5 finalist for the Local's List 2025 under Best Podcast...

It's that time again, we have gone fishing for YOU, DONORS! We are hosting our 11th Annual Fishing For Donors blood drive. In this episode, we will be talking to Elizabeth and discussing numerous incentives for donating at this event along with the current need in our community and much more. Be sure to subscribe to hear all the latest news and updates from your local Blood Center.

It is officially the holiday season and we are kicking it off with our annual Hunting for Donors blood drive. Unfortunately the holidays for us at the Blood Center means an incline in tragedies and a decline in blood donations. On this episode you will hear from one of our Donor Recruiters, Hannah Halepaska. She will speak about how you can help us reach our goal of 500 donors the week leading up...

This Placenta Accreta Awareness Month, we are joined by survivor and advocate Jessica Reyes. She shares her journey and hopes to inspire others to donate blood. We are grateful for her and her baby girl Sophia's story and hope it encourages others to begin their blood donation journey.

It's finally here Football Season! We have the ultimate sporting blood drive event happening Saturday, August 24th at Mattress Firm in Moore Plaza. It is all happening from 9 am to 5 pm. All donors will be entered to win some of the coolest prizes such as 2 tickets to the Cowboys/Texans game, 2 tickets to the Red River Rivalry football game, 4 field-level Houston Astros tickets and so much more. Y...

Join us as we speak to Erika and Antonio, Corpus Christi Police Department Officers. We touch on this wonderful campaign and what it means to the Police Department and them personally. Boots is currently in the lead but they believe that Badges will be victorious.

Our Annual Rock N' Roll blood drive is happening this Saturday, June 29th at Cavender's Boot City. It is an all-day event from 9 am - 5 pm. As always we have incredible raffle prizes and giveaways. Wild 105.5 and the Most Comida and Kona Ice will be in the house. We have a lot of excitement happening on this day but most importantly we are working together as a community to save as many lives as p...

It is that time again, our Annual Battle of the Breweries! It is all happening this Saturday, June 15th. Every donor who donates at one of the participating breweries on this day will receive our newest pint glass and 25% off their drink of choice. They will also honor the 25% off when bringing in your pint glass through the end of June. HOW EXCITING! You will listen to Jessica and Christopher fro...

Happy May friends! In this episode you will hear about more fun events and incentives happening at you local Blood Center. We will also speak about High School Red Cords. the deadline is coming up sooner than not. Seniors make sure to get all your donations completed. We hope you enjoy and as always if there is something you want to hear on this podcast regarding the Blood Center please do not hes...

It is that time again, it is our 10th Annual Fishing For Donors blood drive. It is all happening this Saturday, March 23rd from 9am to 5pm. It will take place at Cavender's Boot City. This event is in hopes of restocking our blood supply especially coming off the Spring Break holiday. Help us reach our goal of 180 donors. Together we can accomplish this. On this episode our wonderful recruiter Mic...

Join us as we speak about the Blood Centers NEWEST Platelet Campaign. It is called Platelet Pachanga! This event will occur every first Tuesday of every month. It is an opportunity for us to show our appreciation to our wonderful platelet donors. As always we have some more fun exciting events and giveaways coming up here at the Blood Center. Do not forget to hit that subscribe button to make sure...

Happy New Year Coastal Bend! Join us on our first episode of the 2024 year. We will discuss National Blood Donor Month, upcoming events., our new Platelet Pachanga campaign happening monthly and so much more! We have some incredible guests joining us this year and some fun incentives as well for you on our podcast. Stay tuned for all the fun details.

Happy Thanksgiving week to you all! On this episode we are speaking about the great need for blood donors during the holiday season and the exciting incentives for our wonderful donors. It al begins today through next week. We hope we see you at the Blood Center or on one of our blood mobiles very soon. On behalf of Coastal Bend Blood Center and myself have a safe and blessed holiday.

On this episode you will hear from Border Patrol agent Christopher Alaniz and his wife as they speak about Mr. Alaniz's life-saving story. Christopher was given blood at the scene of the incident via Halo Flight. Thank goodness for our amazing partnerships in the community and being able to have blood readily available in our community. You definitely do not want to miss out on this emotional hear...

On this episode we have our awesome recruiters joining us. We are speaking about everything that has to do with our high schools. The importance of eating a hearty meal, the Red Cord Program and so much more. You have an opportunity to get to know your recruiters a little more also.

You asked and we answered! On this episode we are tackling myths and answering questions from our community residents. Thank you to everyone who commented their questions on our social media sites. We will have more questions and answers opportunities to come. These are always fun, this gives us an opportunity to hear directly from our community as well as inform our residents. We hope you learned...

On this episode we sit down with Provost for Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Dr. Clarenda Phillips. We will learn more about the inspiring woman she is and also why donating blood is important to her and TAMUCC. You will learn more about our wonderful partnership and newest program, our Collegiate Hero Program, that we so happened to kick off at TAMUCC. We appreciate this partnership and we look for...

On this episode we sit down with our good friends at Halo Flight. Our partnership began in the Summer of 2019. We discuss the success of this partnership, along with the number of patients lives that were saved due to having blood readily available on the helicopters and so much more! We value our community partnerships and the individuals who believe in our mission just as much as we do. Thank yo...

Join us for Episode 8 where we discuss our upcoming Rock and Roll Up Your Sleeve blood drive. Our recruiter Hannah Halepaska joins in to discuss this exciting Summer blood drive and so much more. This event is happening on Saturday, June 24th at Cavender's Boot City from 9 AM - 5 PM.Donors will be entered to win a $500 H-E-B Gift Card, $300 Amazon Gift Card, Pit Boss Pellet Grill, 4 Field Level As...