60+ Blood Drives • Over 1,700 units of blood to date
Thank you all for donating!
We now offer Community Sunday Drives once a quarter.
I am pleased to announce the results from both of our Blood Drives that we have held during 2024: 250 + pints so far!
I want to thank all of you for for taking the time out of your busy schedules to help our community.
History on our Blood Drive: it began on December 8, 2007. Since then, we have sponsored over 150 blood drives with more than 2,400 pints of blood donated to the community.
A big THANK YOU goes out to all of you who have helped make this a very successful event! At this time, I would also like to thank all the Elk volunteers who help make these quarterly drives happen...
Sincerely,
Alicia Ferrando
Blood Drive Coordinator
Any questions or if you’d like to sign up, please contact Alicia - Aliciamarin@yahoo.com or (415) 699-0813
September 2024 Blood Drives
46 registered, collecting 47 units of blood.
June 2024 Blood Drives
111 registered, and 93 people donated whole blood. Additionally 3 people donated power red (formerly called "double red") for a total of 38 units of blood!
Below are just a few of the many stories we have received from patients, who may have a chance at another tomorrow thanks to the efforts of blood drives like yours:
- A 7-day-old boy, extreme preemie born at 25 weeks, needed 4 red cell units over 5 days and 2 plasma units O+
- A 49-year-old man with cardiogenic shock needed 22 red cell units, 4 platelet units, and 18 plasma units A+
- A 47-year-old man with acute respiratory failure needed 1 red cell unit O+
- A 6-day-old girl, extreme preemie born at 25 weeks, needed 1 red cell unit B+
Total for December 2023: 93 people donated 101 units of blood
