Nearly 500 Employees Participate in 38th Annual Blood Drive

“Amazing!”

Gabe Gutierrez, Program Coordinator with the Office of Strategy and Innovation, giving blood at the San Diego Blood Bank.

That is how the San Diego Blood Bank described the number of pints received and employees who participated in the County’s 38th Annual Blood Drive.

A total of 492 employees donated blood at 22 different County locations in April; 111 of those were first-time donors. According to the blood bank, one pint of blood can save three lives, meaning your donations helped to save the lives of 1,476 people.

April is not the only time County employees can donate blood. You can do it year-round.

To keep track of the number of County employees donating blood and pints donated, the San Diego Blood Bank has set up a special appointment link and code to keep track of donations.

You should use this referral link when making an appointment: www.sandiegobloodbank.org/sandiegocounty.

On the day of your appointment, you should provide this code when you check in: SDCY.

There is a critical need for blood donations, and all blood types are welcome.

The blood drive supports the Live Well San Diego vision for a region that is building better health, living safely and thriving.