Watertown Heroes Draws 232 donations

Watertown, SD, police and fire departments members joined Prairie Lakes Healthcare and Community Blood Bank for the first annual Heroes Behind the Badges blood drive at the Watertown Mall December 22^nd and 23^rd. 

Watertown police and fire departments joined together with KWAT radio, the Watertown Mall and area residents to see which department could recruit the most donors on behalf of Prairie Lakes Healthcare. 

Watertown’s Fire Department won the traveling trophy by attracting 154 donors, to Watertown Police’s 120, culminating in 232 blood donations over the two-day event.

KWAT Radio’s Robbyn Gauger hosted her “What’s Up” program on the second day of the blood drive.

The 232 units of blood helped Community Blood Bank stock its shelves for the Christmas weekend.  Community Blood Bank donors are the sole and exclusive suppliers of blood and blood products to the patients of Prairie Lakes Healthcare in Watertown.