PIERRE — The 16th annual Tyler Wilcox Memorial Guns ‘n Hoses blood drive begins this week. The four day event starts Wednesday and ends Saturday. In its previous 15 years it has become one Vitalant’s largest Dakotas blood donation events. Two years ago it won an award for being one of the best in the nation…
Senior Donor Recruiter Abbie Arneson says other donation groups reached out to Vitalant to learn from the event to use with their own, but the Tyler Wilcox memorial drive has something that can’t be replicated…
Arneson says the most important part of the Guns ‘n Hoses blood drive is keeping Tyler Wilcox’s goal of giving back alive…
This year’s drive starts Wednesday at the Fort Pierre Fire Station from noon to six PM Central Time. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the drive moves to the Faith Lutheran Church in Pierre. Hours are noon to six Thursday and Friday and 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM Saturday.