Lifesaving
San Diego Blood Bank
GIVING THE GIFT OF LIFE
San Diego Blood Bank
Foundation is the fundraising entity that advances San Diego Blood Bank ’ s ( SDBB ) critical healthcare role in the community .
Through San Diego Blood Bank Foundation ’ s annual individual and corporate giving programs , financial donors connect patients to life by helping fund the vital resources needed to support SDBB ’ s lifesaving blood collection program at nine donation locations and on 10 bloodmobiles
Makai required multiple blood transfusions at birth
operating over 3,000 annual community blood drives throughout the Southern California region .
Financial donors play an integral role in SDBB ’ s mission to ensure critical resources are available to collect , process , and distribute lifesaving products to patients in need . These red blood cells , platelets , and plasma products helped treat cancer patients , burn victims , those with rare blood disorders , COVID-19 patients , and trauma victims . Last year , in partnership with blood and financial donors , SDBB distributed over 227,000 units of donated blood products , impacting up to 681,000 lives !
Daniela Stout ( pictured on the facing page ) is a blood transfusion recipient and a proud financial monthly donor of San Diego Blood Bank :
“ I have seen the work that San Diego Blood Bank does behind the scenes , and I have been a recipient of blood from the
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