The Dog Days of Summer Just Got a Whole Lot More Fun

The Dog Days of Summer are the hottest days of the year, but they're also home to one of the coolest opportunities to make a difference.

Donate blood between August 1-22 to get this paw-some T-shirt and a chance to direct a $500 donation to the animal charity of your choice!

One year ago, we launched our Badge Program with a simple idea: make donating blood even more fun.

Since then, donors have unlocked thousands of badges celebrating milestones, holidays, blood types and everything in between.

Some have become fan favorites. Others had a shorter shelf life than donated platelets. (That's just five days, if you're wondering.)

Since our Badge Program's first birthday fell during our Dog Days of Summer promotion, we'd have been barking mad not to make the most of opportunity. So we're doing something we've never done before... for a good paws!

Pick Your Pack & Support Animals in Need

After months of contract negotiations, treat incentives and an alarming amount of belly rubs, we've convinced four celebrity canines to compete for your affection.

Instead of tennis balls, these four famous furballs are chasing the coveted title of Top Dog — and they need your help to fetch it.

Choose your favorite pup from the contenders below.
Schedule an appointment between August 1-22 using their matching promo code.
Donate successfully to cast your vote and unlock your dog's exclusive badge.
Cheer your pup to victory! After the campaign ends, we'll randomly select one donor from the winning team and make a $500 donation to the animal charity of their choice.

Without further ado, let's meet the bloodhounds begging for your vote. Keen-eyed fans may recognize some of them from the T-shirt!

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TIME FOR TREATS: Book with ANY of these four promo codes and donate platelets Aug. 4-9. Every day, one donor will win their choice of:

A $100 Visa Gift Card OR
A $200 donation to the animal charity of their choice

Vote for Your Favorite Fur-lebrity

Throughout the promotion, we'll be keeping score to see which pup recruits the most fans and earns the coveted, prestigious and not-at-all-made-up title of Top Dog.

After the votes are counted, all donors who backed the winning pup will have their badge updated with a special crown to commemorate their pack's victory.

Will Red Sheeran howl his way to victory? Will Vein Diesel's family help him race past the others? Is Brad Pint destined for superstardom? Or will Air Blood dunk on the competition?

There's only one way to find out.

Book your appointment today, enter your promo code and help crown our first ever Top Dog.

Find A Blood Drive

How Promo Codes Work

Booking an appointment with a promo code is easy:

Log in to your donor account, either online or on the OBI app.
Select your preferred donor center or blood drive.
Choose your appointment time.
Enter your chosen promo code in the Promotion Code field.
Complete your booking.

That's it! Your appointment will now be linked to that specific promotion.

Heads Up: Choose your preferred pup wisely. You can only use one promo code per appointment!

More About Promo Codes

More Paw-some Badges Await

Joining a pack isn't the only way to grow your badge collection.

Successfully donate between August 1-22 and earn our Best in Show badge. No appointment? No problem. Walk-ins count, too.

And because platelet donors always deserve an extra treat... Give platelets between August 1-31 to unlock Scout the Corgi — a pint-sized Platelet Pal with short legs, a big heart and endless gratitude for our lifesavers!

One platelet donation could earn three badges:

Your Pick Your Pack badge
Best in Show
Scout the Corgi

Not bad for one trip to donate!

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