July/August 2024 Philanthropy Update
SDBB volunteer and blood recipient Joy at last year’s Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive.
Dear Friend,
I am delighted to share the San Diego Blood Bank (SDBB) July/August Philanthropy update, highlighting the significant impact of our financial supporters. Your generosity and dedication to our mission enables us to save lives and promote health. Thank you for your ongoing partnership.
During the summer, the blood supply nationwide tends to drop, but the need for blood does not decline. Hospitals still require blood for transfusions to treat serious injuries, surgeries, and many other conditions and situations. To boost the local blood supply, SDBB is partnering with Comic-Con International for the Comic-Con 48th Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive during SD Comic-Con. To those who plan to donate blood, we look forward to seeing you there!
As you know, SDBB operates 24/7/365 to provide lifesaving blood to 34 hospitals throughout Southern California. Your financial support of the Blood Collection Program helps ensure we have the necessary resources to continue our efforts at our nine donor centers throughout San Diego County and on our fleet of 10 bloodmobiles.
To better serve our community of blood donors and to build a robust blood supply, we are raising important funds to support SDBB’s expansion into Clairemont Mesa. The new Clairemont Mesa Donor Center is scheduled to open in October 2024. Please consider supporting your local center today with your financial gift.
We look forward to our continued partnerships that impact the lives of so many patients.
Thank you for your financial support.
With gratitude,
Cherryl Castro-Lector
Director of Development
(619) 400-8214
cclector@sdbb.org
Be super this summer and donate blood during san diego Comic-con®, july 24-28
get a limited-edition Marvel Deadpool & Wolverine T-shirt, while supplies last.
Join San Diego Blood Bank and Comic-Con for this exciting and lifesaving annual event for the 48th year! All donors will receive a Marvel T-shirt for saving lives. When you give blood at the Comic-Con Blood Drive, you are giving a vital gift to hospital patients in Southern California, ensuring they can have a healthy and happy summer.
A total of 77,573 pints of lifesaving blood have been donated by Comic-Con attendees, exhibitors, professionals, volunteers, and staff—impacting up to 232,000 lives over the course of that last 47 years! You can find out more about the history of the Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive on the San Diego Comic-Con website.
Click HERE for more information about the blood drive and how to donate.
Shine bright, do good at kendra scott
july 20-21
Shine bright, Do good with Kendra Scott, and support San Diego Blood Bank on July 20-21. Kendra Scott will donate 20% of in-store proceeds from the UTC store on Saturday from 12-2pm, and in the Fashion Valley store from 2-4pm. Shop online all weekend at KendraScott.com and use code GIVEBACK-GXIIS and support SDBB’s blood collection efforts!
For more information, please contact
Kimberly Obdianela, Development Coordinator, at kobdianela@sdbb.org or (619) 400-8324.
Featured Funding Priority
New Donation Location in clairemont mesa at clairemont town Square
Partner with SDBB to save lives in San Diego. Our local donor centers welcome nearly 60,000 volunteer blood donors each year. To meet growing demands, SDBB is expanding its impact in the community through the addition of a new donor center located in Clairemont Mesa at Clairemont Town Square.
Blood collected by SDBB helps those with critical medical needs, from cancer to trauma. Altogether, our donor centers are responsible for collecting 50 percent of our vital blood supply. In response to community needs, and for blood donors to have access to physical donor centers, SDBB has opened a temporary site in Clairemont Mesa.
SDBB is seeking individual, corporate, and foundation support to fund critical supplies and equipment to ensure the new location is fully equipped when the doors to the permanent site open this October.
For more information, please contact
Cherryl Castro-Lector, Director of Development, at cclector@sdbb.org or (619) 400-8214.
Thanks to our newest Clairemont Mesa Donor location Corporate Sponsor
Thank you to Antibody Design Laboratories. Their generous donation to San Diego Blood Bank will help support the opening of our new, permanent donation center in Clairemont Mesa.
Corporate sponsors fund vital resources for blood collection and we are grateful for their support of our lifesaving mission.
special thanks
Walmart employees Rick Lopez, Diana Galvez, and Dawood Murad with Kimberly Obdianela, SDBB Development Coordinator (2nd from right).
Special thanks to Walmart #4169 - El Cajon for their generous support of our blood collection program. Their ongoing partnership makes a difference in the lives of local patients, and we are grateful!
Save-the-Date
San Diego Gives - September 5, 2024
San Diego Gives is a six-week fundraising campaign that will provide opportunities for San Diegans of all ages and backgrounds to become philanthropists, showcasing the collective power of our community and highlighting the incredible work of local nonprofits in addressing the top concerns of San Diegans. For more information, visit San Diego Gives - North County Philanthropy Council (ncphilanthropy.org).
Show your support for San Diego and support SDBB on September 5 by making a gift to save lives. Visit sandiegobloodbank.org/give.
community partnership
Funding from our long-time partner, San Diego Gas & Electric, has enabled SDBB to continue our AlertMedia emergency communications system. The system allows SDBB to send emergency notifications when critical events, such as severe weather or workplace violence, threaten the health and safety of staff, volunteers, and donors.
SDBB ensures timely delivery of blood products to numerous hospital partners. Our staff must be aware of emergencies that could negatively impact this critical service.
Many thanks to San Diego Gas & Electric for its continued support!
Meet team survivor emma
Emma was born with an undeveloped right ventricle and was diagnosed with hypoplastic right heart with pulmonary atresia. She had her first heart surgery at 3 days old, her second at 4 months old, and then, her third at 19 months old. San Diego Blood Bank supported Emma through all of these surgeries. She now has annual check-ups with her cardiologist, but is doing well. Emma loves baking and cooking for her friends. She enjoys reading, listening to music and podcasts.
Emma also loves to volunteer each year as a camp counselor for Camp del Corazon, a summer camp for kids born with a congenital heart defect. Emma attended the camp from ages 7-17 and now loves being a camp counselor on Catalina Island.
featured sponsor
San Diego Blood Bank would like to express their gratitude to the David C. Copley Foundation for their recent grant to support our Precision Blood™ program.
Precision Blood™ is an innovative approach that brings greater precision to transfusion medicine through state-of-the-art genotyping technology. We are expanding our inventory of rare blood to help us more accurately match blood types in donors and blood recipients, resulting in fewer complications. We have proven the concept that we can find rare blood types and better match them to potential blood recipients.
Continued support from the Copley Foundation has allowed SDBB to move on to Phase Two of the program to demonstrate this on a larger scale, conduct clinical trials, and improve the standard of care in transfusion medicine.
For more information about Precision Blood™ and how you can support this important program, contact Cherryl Castro-Lector, Director of Development, at cclector@sdbb.org or (619) 400-8214
August 1 is World Lung Cancer day
Photo: lcfamerica.org/
World Lung Cancer Day is observed on August 1st of each year. This global observance is recognized as a day to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and highlight the importance of research and early detection.
According to the American Lung Association, lung cancer screenings help detect cancer before you have any symptoms, which can promote early detection and reduce lung cancer deaths worldwide.
For more information on Lung Cancer Screening Resources, click here.
Corporate Partnership Opportunities
SDBB is grateful to our corporate partners who are passionate about saving and improving the lives of the patients we serve. They host blood drives, their employees volunteer and give blood, and they give financially to help support our greatest needs, such as bloodmobiles, lab equipment, blood collection supplies, and research.
We work with companies and organizations to create mutually beneficial partnership opportunities, and there are many ways to support our work, including:
Making a corporate gift to support a specific need
Sponsoring an event such as our Connect to Life stewardship and community event
Helping to fund programs like the High School Blood Drive Challenge
Encouraging employee volunteerism
Making a gift in honor of employee volunteer hours
Providing a matching gift for a fundraising campaign
Conducting a point-of-sale or cash register round-up campaign
Fundraise for SDBB by hosting a donor reception, golf tournament, or other special event
SDBB recognizes our corporate partners throughout the year in various digital and print channels, on our donor center digital displays (in six of our donor centers), and on our bloodmobiles!
For more information about corporate partnerships, please contact Director of Development Cherryl Castro-Lector at cclector@sdbb.org or (619) 400-8214.
Planned Giving
Philanthropy is personal, and every donor has a unique “why” they give. There are many ways to make a planned gift such as stock, real estate, life insurance, will or living trust, charitable gift annuity, charitable remainder trust, and charitable lead trust. SDBB also has an endowment at San Diego Foundation, and we welcome gifts to fund # 4727 (please include the fund number on your check).
For more information about how to contribute to SDBB’s endowment or create your legacy through planned giving to SDBB, please contact Cherryl Castro-Lector, Director of Development, at cclector@sdbb.org or (619) 400-8214.
donate your unwanted vehicle
to san Diego Blood Bank
San Diego Blood Bank is proud to partner with Charitable Adult Rides and Services (CARS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social enterprise owned by a nonprofit and supporting only nonprofits through vehicle donations. CARS takes care of everything, from the pick-up and sale, to sending you the donation receipt and necessary tax documents. CARS is committed to treating every vehicle donor with gratitude and great service while delivering the highest possible returns to our partners. To date, CARS has returned more than $300 million to their nonprofit partners because of vehicles donors.
Simply click HERE to complete the form, and CARS will reach out to you to arrange the pick-up of your vehicle donation, at no cost to you. You will make a difference in the lives of patients needing lifesaving blood and your generous gift could earn you a tax deduction.
Shop. Donate. Save lives!
While shopping for gifts or everyday essentials, you can also support San Diego Blood Bank! Here are a few sites you can use to find those perfect gifts while donating to SDBB to support our lifesaving efforts.
GoodShop: Register and choose San Diego Blood Bank as your charity of choice. Then, use their search engine to find what you’re looking for and click through to a retailer's site to make your purchase, part of which will go to SDBB.
iGive: This works almost the same way, but you use a button on various retailers' websites. Go through the iGive.com easy registration process and choose San Diego Blood Bank. Your favorite retailers will start supporting SDBB.
Ways to Make a Financial Gift
MONTHLY GIVING — Join our Visionary Circle by making a monthly gift to help sustain SDBB’s mission. Monthly gifts fund SDBB’s annual greatest need. To become a Visionary Circle member, contact Development Manager Diane Owens at (619) 400-8336 or dowens@sdbb.org.
GIFTS OF STOCK — Did you know San Diego Blood Bank accepts appreciated gifts of stock with tax benefits for the donor? For more information on how to donate your stock gift, please contact
Cherryl Castro-Lector, Director of Development, at (619) 400-8214
or cclector@sdbb.org.
MATCHING GIFTS — Ask your employer if your company has an employee matching program. Double your impact and encourage corporate giving to local nonprofits like SDBB. Contact
Cherryl Castro-Lector, Director of Development, at 619-400-8214
or cclector@sdbb.org.
COMMUNITY AND DIY FUNDRAISING — Partner with SDBB and fundraise with your company or team or for your birthday with a Facebook fundraiser! Contact Cherryl Castro-Lector, Director of Development, at 619-400-8214 or cclector@sdbb.org.
CHANGEUP — Sign up on changeupforcharity.com, choose San Diego Blood Bank and Changeup will round up your purchases and donate the spare change to SDBB.
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