Blood Drive for Christopher Ferreira
Event Details
Time: September 18, 2011 from 10am to 2pm
Location: Kids Gone Wild
Street: 3777 Vacavalley Pkwy.
City/Town: Vacaville
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q…
Phone: (707) 718-5890
Event Type: blood, drive
Organized By: Crystal Ferreira
Latest Activity: Sep 19, 2011
Event Description
Together with Blood Centers of the Pacific we will host the first of (hopefully) many blood drives in honor of not just Christopher, but all who have ever needed or will be needing blood products. If you are in our area, we would love to have you stop by. Together we'll save lives!
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Comment by Crystal Ferreira on September 19, 2011 at 12:22pm
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Well, we held our first blood drive and collected 16 pints! We found that most of our donors had never donated before and despite feeling anxious, soon found out it wasn't anything to get worked up about. Can't wait to host our next one in my hometown in November!
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Comment by Linda Burke on September 13, 2011 at 8:46pm -
Thanks, Crystal ! What a great event that 'gives back' to the your community, as well as raising awareness for blood products. Raising aHUS awareness not only in California, but webwide through Ruth's http://www.undeniableruth.com/2011/02/04/salk-day-35-foundation-for..., your efforts are a great model for us all!
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