Kearny Mesa On Friday, January 23, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. through 6:30 p.m., San Diego residents waited in the parking lot of the Kearny Mesa Walmart to help replenish the dwindling supply of blood at the San Diego Blood Bank.
760KFMB/Jack-FM worked in conjunction with the blood bank to host the event. Their motto was plain and simple: GIVE BLOOD...GIVE LIFE! The donors were able to replenish their blood-sugar levels with grilled filet mignon burritos provided courtesy of Donovan’s Steak & Chop House.
As she recovered in the blood bank bus, donor Kimberly St. John said she has given blood every eight weeks since she was a young girl, a compassionate act inspired by her father. Nicole Johnson, a first-time donor, said that her motivation was “It’s time for a change, time to give back, you know, the whole New Year’s theme.” Donors must first undergo a finger prick test to determine their iron levels and also complete an in-depth questionnaire about their health and sexual history.
By 4:40 p.m., 200 San Diegans had given the “gift of life.” For more information about how you too can donate, visit the Blood Bank’s website at www.sandiegobloodbank.org.
Kearny Mesa On Friday, January 23, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. through 6:30 p.m., San Diego residents waited in the parking lot of the Kearny Mesa Walmart to help replenish the dwindling supply of blood at the San Diego Blood Bank.
760KFMB/Jack-FM worked in conjunction with the blood bank to host the event. Their motto was plain and simple: GIVE BLOOD...GIVE LIFE! The donors were able to replenish their blood-sugar levels with grilled filet mignon burritos provided courtesy of Donovan’s Steak & Chop House.
As she recovered in the blood bank bus, donor Kimberly St. John said she has given blood every eight weeks since she was a young girl, a compassionate act inspired by her father. Nicole Johnson, a first-time donor, said that her motivation was “It’s time for a change, time to give back, you know, the whole New Year’s theme.” Donors must first undergo a finger prick test to determine their iron levels and also complete an in-depth questionnaire about their health and sexual history.
By 4:40 p.m., 200 San Diegans had given the “gift of life.” For more information about how you too can donate, visit the Blood Bank’s website at www.sandiegobloodbank.org.
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