MILTON, Del. – Blood Bank of Delmarva (BBD) kicked off its 5th Annual Blood for a Brew campaign onTuesday, May 20, at Dogfish Head’s headquarters in Milton, DE. BBD is thrilled to once again be partnering with Delaware’s fantastic local breweries and coffee shops.
“We collected an amazing 53 units, which is awesome for a bus drive!” Blood Bank of Delmarva Director of Donor Recruitment Joanna Arat said. “All presenting donors received a bottle opener and a 2025 Blood for a Brew T-shirt.”
The annual Blood for a Brew campaign is critical to raise awareness for the need for blood and to encourage new blood donors to step up and save a life. The summer period from Memorial Day through Labor Day represents a challenging period for blood collection, with school breaks, family vacations and the holidays making donating less of a priority. Encouraging blood donations during this difficult summer period is essential to meeting the needs of patients in our community. BBD’s partnership with beloved local breweries and coffee shops helps to alleviate this annual shortfall.
Nineteen breweries and coffee shops are holding blood drives this summer, more than double the number of breweries that comprised the first Blood for a Brew tour in 2021. Our partners this year include:
- Dogfish Head Brewery
- Revelation Craft Brewing Company
- Dewey Beer Company
- Big Oyster Brewery
- Mispillion River Brewing
- Camp Adventureland
- Crooked Hammock Brewery
- Stewart’s Brewing Company
- Two Stones Pub
- 5th Company Brewing
- Volunteer Brewing Company
- 2SP Tap House
- Liquid Alchemy
- Twisted Irons Craft Brewing Company
- Constitution Yards
- Wilmington Brew Works
- Ocean View Brewing Company
- Burley Oak Brewing Company
- Evolution Craft Brewing Co.
Blood donors can give every 56 days, and platelet donors can give twice per month. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently lifted several blood donor eligibility restrictions. To view current eligibility guidelines, visit delmarvablood.org or call 1-888-8-BLOOD-8.
It only takes one hour to donate, and a single donation can save multiple lives. Roughly one in seven hospital admissions require a blood transfusion. Those in need include: cancer patients, accident, burn, or trauma victims, newborn babies and their mothers, transplant recipients, surgery patients, chronically transfused patients suffering from sickle cell disease or thalassemia, and many more.