At the start of every summer, our board and staff are proud to host the Oklahoma Pork Council Pre-Memorial Day Blood Drive in partnership with the Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) across the state. This annual event has long served as one of OBI's most successful drives of the year, which helps meet an increased need for the holiday weekend and beyond.

Throughout all 10 participating locations over the past two days, donors received a free pulled pork sandwich, a free bacon themed t-shirt, and free admission to Frontier City or Hurricane Harbor this summer. Although we don't have a final donor tally yet, we are confident hundreds of Oklahomans stepped up to give. One bright spot included surpassing our community goal for the Hinton pop-up mobile giving center with 19 total participants on Thursday. Stay tuned for donation totals for the entire statewide drive promoting pork in the days to come.

Thank you to our generous members and community supporters who took time to give blood this week! As we go into the busy Memorial Day weekend, there is no doubt your selfless donations will help Oklahomans in need.