Model of red blood cells suspended in a museum exhibition.
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Bloodsuckers: Legends to Leeches Abbott Blood Drives

About this event series

Donate Blood! Save Lives!

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Bloodsuckers: Legends to Leeches sponsor, Abbott, will partner with Versiti Blood Center of Illinois to host blood drives at Field Museum throughout the course of the exhibition. 

Each person who donates will receive free basic admission to the museum and access to the Bloodsuckers exhibition for themselves and up to three guests. Participants will also have the opportunity to try the new mixed-reality immersive experience while donating blood— an innovative, first-of-its-kind offering launched this year by Abbott and Blood Centers of America— to make the process easier and more relaxing for donors. 

LEGAL NOTICE: DONORS WHO DONATE (OR ATTEMPT TO DONATE, BUT CANNOT DUE TO MEDICAL REASONS) WHOLE BLOOD OR DOUBLE RED CELLS WITH VERSITI AT THE FIELD MUSEUM WILL RECEIVE A THANK YOU GIFT OF ACCESS TO THE FIELD MUSEUM AND THE BLOODSUCKERS: LEGENDS TO LEECHES TEMPORARY EXHIBITION ON THE DATE OF THEIR DONATION FOR UP TO FOUR (4) INDIVIDUALS (BLOOD DONOR, PLUS UP TO THREE GUESTS). DONATION APPOINTMENTS ARE LIMITED, AND WILL BE FILLED ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS; PRE-REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED. OFFER IS VALID ONLY ON THE DATE OF DONATION. OFFER IS NON-TRANSFERABLE AND NOT REDEEMABLE FOR CASH. OFFER IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. OFFER IS VALID ONLY AT SPECIFIED DONATION EVENTS AS OUTLINED AT WWW.BETHE1DONOR.COM/BLOODSUCKERS WHILE APPOINTMENTS LAST.