Raise your glass to being a lifesaver! Hoxworth Blood Center is thrilled to announce its inaugural “Cheers to Saving Lives” Blood Drive Tour, which started on August 12.

Hoxworth is partnering with more than a dozen local breweries and bars for this brand-new blood drive tour. Individuals who donate at one of the tour dates will receive a limited-edition growler to fill with their favorite local libations, plus a special gift from the host brewery.

Cara Nicolas, spokesperson for Hoxworth Blood Center, says the need for blood continues to grow as local hospitals re-schedule elective surgeries and more patients receive treatments that were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“As the only collector and provider of blood products in the Tri-State area, Hoxworth continues to call on the Cincinnati community to roll up their sleeves and donate,” said Nicolas. “And since the Queen City one of the brewery capitals of the United States, what better way to encourage blood donations than the opportunity to fill a growler with some local brew?”

The first blood drive tour date was Aug. 12, with more dates running through September and October.

August 13 – Wooden Cask Brewing Company

August 14 – HighGrain Brewery

August 17 – 50 West

August 23 – Listermann Brewing

August 25 – Sonder Brewing

August 26 – Streetside Brewery

August 29 – 16 Lots Brewing Co. (Maya Collins Memorial Blood Drive)

September 9 – Rhinegeist Brewery

September 17 – Big Ash Brewing

September 22 – MadTree

September 29 – The Holy Grail

September 29 – West Side Brewing

October 20 – The Party Source (Bellevue)

Masks are required for donors on Hoxworth buses, and highly encouraged for drives set up indoors. For more information or to schedule a donation, call Hoxworth at (513) 451-0910 or visit www.hoxworth.org/groups/brewtour.