Robert McKeithen Memorial Blood Drive

Would you like to be a part of something bigger than yourself while honoring the memory of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen?

You can do just that at the first-ever Robert McKeithen Memorial Blood Drive in Biloxi tomorrow.

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- - would you like to be a part of- something bigger than - yourself while honoring the - memory of a long-time biloxi- police officer?

- you can do just that at the - first-ever robert - mckeithen memorial blood drive- in biloxi tomorrow.

- news 25's toni miles has the- details.- - on tuesday, you can back the- blue, honor a long-time biloxi- police officer's memory and - possibly save a life - all at - once.

- just head on over to the biloxi- visitor's center across - from the lighthouse on porter - - - - avenue any time tuesday from 10- am to 7 pm for a blood drive- held in honor of officer- robert mckeithen, who lost his- life back in may of 2019- - - - when he was attacked in the - parking lot of the biloxi polic- station headquarters.

- john pace, donor recruitment- representative, vitalant: "i've grown - very close to his widow, ms.- pamela.

We've talked and shared- she thinks he - would be very proud of this.- everybody i've talked to and me- say this is the very thing- he would be pleased with."

Event organizer john pace is- hoping for at least 100 donors.- - - - john pace, donor recruitment- representative, vitalant: "it was a sick- day back in march when i watche- 65- percent of our drives die i- one day.

Our- drives are connected to your- churches, houses of worship,- schools, social - activities, to all the things - that aren't happening anymore.- finding blood has - - - - been very difficult.

We are in- critical need of blood."

Of course, covid precautions- will be taken.- john pace, donor recruitment- representative, vitalant: "we have to - address that we live in a new - age-a pandemic, and you already- have to - donate blood in a sterile - environment, so the sanitizing- and all that is already in- place.

Social distancing is in- place.

We keep people in their- chair.

They wait- - - - their time until it's their tim- to leave.

Masks are required fo- all donors, all volunteers- and all staff."

Toni miles, news 25: "the entir process takes about 30 minutes,- - - - but you can fast track it by- pre-registering online.

All - donors will get one of these- shirts plus much- more."

John pace, donor recruitment- representative, vitalant: "make - - - an appointment at bloodhero.com- go there.

You can look up the - drive and go- ahead and register.

That will b- cut off in the morning.

We'll - feed you some good- pizza and drinks from coca-cola- and this cool shirt i designed.- in biloxi, toni