While waiting in line to see “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,” moviegoers also helped save lives.
“Our goal was to get at least 100 recipients to give blood throughout the week,” said Clay Gibbons, the district community development coordinator for LifeSouth. “Films like this bring a younger crowd, and with time to burn while waiting in line, why shouldn’t they donate?”
At the film’s opening Thursday night, Gibbons said LifeSouth received 38 donors in six hours, and 48 more donated Friday.
Regal Butler Plaza Cinemas, 3101 SW 35th Blvd., first invited LifeSouth to park its bus outside the theater in 2008 when the “Twilight” film series began, Gibbons said. The vampire film drew 78 donors on the opening night.
Meg Harris, a 21-year-old applied physiology and kinesiology major, said she arrived early to pick up her ticket for a later showing Saturday and figured she would participate. It was her sixth time donating.
“I like giving blood, and it’s great for them to set up outside of the theater,” Harris said. “The free shirt was pretty cool, too.”
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