Shriners Hospital Blood Donor Wins Continental Airlines Tickets for Helping Save Lives

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Krystal Pierre, the proud winner of two tickets from Continental Airlines, donates blood every quarter at Shriners Hospital for Children.

Krystal Pierre, the proud winner of two tickets from Continental Airlines, donates blood every quarter at Shriners Hospital for Children. "Maybe my husband and I will catch a plane to Disney World," Pierre says.

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October 27, 2008

Northwest Houston resident and blood donor Krystal Pierre is the proud winner of a pair of airline tickets to anywhere in the contiguous United States on Continental Airlines. She was randomly selected as the first winner in the "Save Lives and See the World" promotion by Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, which is selecting a new prize recipient every two weeks during October and November. 

Thanks to the promotion, a trip to Disney World may be in the works for Pierre and her husband. A lifelong blood donor, she first gave blood at age 17 during a blood drive at her high school. Today Pierre is a Commit for Life member donating once per quarter at Shriners Hospital for Children, where she works in Management Information Systems as a clinical analyst.

"God gave me this blood, so I could give it to others," says Pierre. "If I'm healthy, I think I should donate."

Because she has type-O blood, Pierre is a universal donor. That means her blood can be transfused to patients of other blood types. Hospitals rely on type-O blood during emergency situations when there is not enough time to determine a patient's blood type.

Individuals are encouraged to help meet the needs of local patients by donating blood. Commit for Life members who donate or attempt to donate in October and November will be entered to win one of three remaining pairs of Continental Airlines tickets for travel in the contiguous United States. They'll also have the chance to win one of two pairs of BusinessFirst tickets to visit select international destinations.

For more information or to schedule your donation, visit www.giveblood.org or call 1(888) 482-5663.