Donations for Citations Blood Drive

Transportation Services is once again partnering with LifeStream Blood Bank to bring you the Donations for Citations Blood Drive - a program that supports community health while offering a practical benefit to our campus community. Patients relying on transfusions depend on donors like you.  Every donation makes a difference to someone in need. Roll up your sleeve, do some good, and take a little weight off your parking fine.

Where and when:

• Transportation & Parking Services – 683 Linden Street, Riverside.  Parking in Lot 21.
  • Wednesday, October 28th from 9am -7pm
  • Thursday, October 29th from 9am-7pm
  • Friday, October 30th from 9am-3pm

How it works:

• Donate blood and receive full credit toward a single parking citation, up to $91.
• Everyone who attempts to donate qualifies for a receipt — even if your donation is deferred or declined for any reason.
• Don't have a citation? Donate anyway! We encourage everyone to participate, citation or not.

Ways to use your receipt:

• Apply it toward your own parking citation.
• Give it to a friend or coworker to help pay off theirs.
• Donate it to TAPS staff, who'll enter it into a raffle to cover a randomly selected citation on campus.

You can schedule a time online in advance here: https://www.lstream.org/ucrtaps/.  Participants will receive snacks, drinks, and giveaways such as tote bags and gift cards (while supplies last).  All registrants will automatically be entered into a prize drawing for a bike package!     

Rules & Guidelines:

• You will receive full credit for a parking violation up to $91.  (Does not qualify for citations received due to parking in disabled spaces.)  Any additional late fees need to be paid at the time of donation.
• Citation credit must be redeemed with TAPS staff the same day of blood donation.  Credit cannot be saved for future use.
• You are allowed credit for more than one citation if there is a donation receipt for each.
• No credit will be given for citations that have been appealed and dismissed.
• The blood donation must be made at the TAPS/LifeStream blood drive between October 28-30, 2026.

Questions?  Contact Transportation Services at parking@ucr.edu or call (951) 827-8277.