Red Cross Central California Blog
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The American Red Cross of the Pacific Coast has received a grant for $10,000 from the Bayer Fund, which will be used to support blood drives throughout Ventura County. “Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood,” Tony Briggs, Central California Region chief executive officer and Pacific Coast Chapter executive director. “To have … Continue reading Red Cross Receives $10K Grant from Bayer Fund
It’s an urgent situation when your car runs out of gas. But it’s a crisis when hospital blood bank shelves are empty. The American Red Cross is urging donors of all blood types, especially type O donors and platelet donors, to make an appointment now to help refuel the blood supply. The Red Cross is … Continue reading Severe blood shortage: Help refuel the blood supply
A Blood Program Partner since 2013, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif., has been an integral part of the American Red Cross’s mission to help save lives. Jenny Mandel, an Archivist for the Library, who began the Blood Drive Program to honor a friend of hers as she battled Leukemia, … Continue reading Saving Lives Together in Ventura County
by Dave Wagner, Public Affairs Volunteer Accessing life-saving information and tools from the Red Cross is easier than ever. Our award-winning suite of free smartphone apps already put Red Cross content at your fingertips. Now, all you have to do is ask Alexa! Skills for Alexa now include critical first aid instruction, putting free and … Continue reading “Alexa, How Can the Red Cross Help?”
FACT: Cancer patients use nearly one-quarter of the blood supply – more than patients fighting any other disease. And there simply aren’t enough people donating regularly to meet the need. That’s why the American Red Cross and American Cancer Society have teamed up to encourage people across the country to Give Blood to Give Time. … Continue reading How you can help cancer patients: Give Blood to Give Time
Most people don’t spend their wedding anniversary hosting a blood drive, but that’s exactly what Katherine “Kat” Pinedo is doing on Friday, August 21. Residents of Carpinteria and surrounding communities are invited to join Kat and her family in helping save lives by giving blood at a blood drive in her honor: Friday, August 21, … Continue reading The Kat Pinedo Blood Drive
As many of you know, I am at the end of my second term, and I have had a chance to meet some amazing people. I have created partnerships with all the “Office of Education” for our region. I have introduced the American Red Cross to different organizations and had the opportunity to educate a … Continue reading To Thank Our Heroes
The CSU Channel Islands campus was still quiet as Laurie Hurtado made her way to the library. She and other Red Cross Club members were there early to set up for their blood drive. All week they had been tabling in front of the library to sign students and faculty up for the big event. Laurie … Continue reading Day in the Life: Red Cross Club Blood Drive, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
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