{"id":145387,"date":"2024-12-02T09:56:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T15:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=145387"},"modified":"2024-12-02T09:56:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T15:56:14","slug":"upcoming-blood-drive-in-oxford-provides-giving-tuesday-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/upcoming-blood-drive-in-oxford-provides-giving-tuesday-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Blood Drive in Oxford Provides Giving Tuesday Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This <strong>Giving Tuesday<\/strong>, <strong>December 3, 2024<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upstreamlife.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Upstream Life Insurance Company<\/a><\/strong> is sponsoring its annual blood drive with <strong>MS Blood Services<\/strong> in downtown <strong>Oxford<\/strong>. Nothing demonstrates commitment and support to our community than participating in an event benefiting our neighbors.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe hope everyone will participate in the community blood drive,\u201d said <strong>Colby Arceneaux<\/strong>, CEO of Upstream Life Holdings INC. \u201cWe love Oxford, and all it has to offer, that is why after attending <strong>Ole Miss<\/strong>, we chose to start our business and raise our families here. This holiday season, we hope residents will donate the gift of life, the next person we help might be someone you know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Who:<\/strong> Upstream Life Insurance Company<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What:<\/strong> Annual Blood Drive with MS Blood Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Date:\u00a0<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>Giving Tuesday,<strong> <\/strong>December 3, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time:\u00a0 <\/strong>9 am \u2013 3 pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Why:<\/strong> Give back to the community in which we reside and work.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Downtown Oxford; Donation Van will be parked in front of the Chancery Bldg. across from the\u00a0Oxford Creamery on South Lamar Blvd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery blood donation has the potential to save up to three lives, and there is an ongoing need for donations in our area. By giving blood, you can make a significant impact and help those in critical need,\u201d said <strong>Angie Warren<\/strong>, Upstream\u2019s Blood Drive Chair, for more than four years. \u201cWe want as many people as possible; we want this to be our best year yet. All donors receive a Visa Gift Card sponsored by Priority One, and the first thirty participants will receive a T-Shirt,\u201d said Warren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Prepare:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Stay Hydrated \u2013 Drink plenty of water the day before and day of your donation.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eat a Nutritious Meal \u2013 Make sure to eat a healthy meal before donating.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bring an ID \u2013 A government-issued ID is required for all donors.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information or questions please contact Madicyn Boudreaux, Marketing Associate at Upstream Life, 662-371-1488<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upstream Life Insurance Company is a local company that provides financial products to individuals striving to secure their financial future. Continuing the legacy established in 1912, Upstream Life acquired the financial company from Americo in 2015. And today, we are proud to deliver a range of client-focused products created to address the needs of each client\u2019s financial goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2024, Upstream Life Insurance Company is sponsoring its annual blood drive with MS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":145388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[780],"tags":[1762,30821,17637,5,7067,4,30820],"class_list":["post-145387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-service-volunteerism","tag-blood-drive","tag-colby-arceneaux","tag-giving-tuesday","tag-mississippi","tag-ole-miss","tag-oxford","tag-upstream-life-insurance-company"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blood-Drive-crop-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C2227&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145387"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145390,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145387\/revisions\/145390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}