Give Blood, Get Free Padres Shirt At Padres Winter Blood Drive

SAN DIEGO, CA — Give blood and get a free Padres shirt at the Padres Winter Blood Drive. The annual drive is scheduled Tuesday at Gallagher Square at Petco Park.

The San Diego Padres has partnered with the San Diego Blood Bank to host the blood drive in recognition of National Blood Donor Month.

"National Blood Donor Month honors blood donors and highlights the need for blood and platelet donations during winter, one of the most difficult times of the year to collect enough blood for hospital patients," the San Diego Blood Bank said in a news release.

Since 2017, the Padres organization has helped collect more than 4,000 pints of blood that supported thousands of patients in Southern California hospitals, according to the San Diego Blood Bank.

The blood drive will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Gallagher Square at 840 K St. in San Diego.

All blood donors will receive a limited-edition Padres Winter Blood Drive T-shirt, while supplies last, as well as other Padres freebies in the Lexus Premier Parking Lot. Donors can park in the lot for free.

Schedule an appointment at SanDiegoBloodBank.org/Padres-Winter or 619-400-8251. Walk-ins are also welcome.