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Support local charities by giving back to your community on May 3.  We are asking for volunteer hours.  Find out more!
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Join us on Saturday, May 28th as we celebrate National Hamburger Day. All donors receive a coupon for a free burger!
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Bolthouse Donor Center
11515 Bolthouse Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93311
  
Truxtun Donor Center
5901 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93309 

Hours of Operation:
Mon, Tues & Wed: 9 am- 6 pm
Th: 11 am - 7 pm
Fri: 9 am - 6 pm
Sat: 8 am - 2 pm
Sun: Closed

Call Toll-Free:
1-877-364-5844 or
contact our Truxtun
facility at 661-323-4222. 
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May Newsletter 2016
Dear Friend,
          
We began more actively asking donors to make their next appointment at both donor centers at the end of February and the results have been outstanding eight weeks later, with appointments up 60%! This is an amazing help to us as we can better forecast what blood types are expected to come in and reduces the number of calls we must make to fill the chairs at the donor centers.  

We would really love to have more donors make and keep appointments as we enter the difficult summer season.  Although the need for blood products does not take a vacation, our donors do, so please commit to coming in regularly during the next four months. Please sign up for the Summer Pledge Drive below so you can get in on special prize drawings all summer long as our way of saying thanks. If you would like to join with other community partners to offer a prize, please let us know at info@hcbb.com or 661-616-2500.

Enjoy the summer! 

Sincerely,
 
Houchin Community Blood Bank Staff 

The Third Annual Summer Pledge Drive runs from May 1 through September 30, 2016. With each donation you get one more entry to a host of prizes we will add to all summer long.  The grand prize is a laptop computer. This year you will get the pleasure of filling in a special entry form each time you donate so you can feel more assured your name is in the drawing.  The first prize drawings are coming right up, so enter with a donation soon! More on prizes.
May EAKC Prize Celebrates Summer
 
May's Executives' Association of Kern County's Prize is $500 in cash from two fine local, family owned businesses: Mahalo Pool Care and Alcorn Aire, Inc.  Just think how much more ready for summer you could be with that windfall.  All May donors are automatically entered to win at all mobile drives and both donor centers, so plan your visit today! Read more.
May Donor of the Month

Michaela Sims is a dedicated O-, blood donor but it was not always that way.  Like so many people her fear of needles kept her from donating for some time.  But our reigning Mrs. Bakersfield found new reasons to give her universal blood, which is also CMV negative making her one of our "baby donors". That reason was hearing the story of little Charlie Skelton, who was to be born with only half at heart at the same time she was pregnant with her own little princess.  Read more.
Battle of the Bay

Join the Black Hole Raiders Club and three other local football clubs in supporting blood donation during Kern County's Battle of the Bay Blood Drive Challenge.  Everyone is welcome to vote for their favorite football team when they donate May 5-7, 2016 in honor of the football draft.  There will be a tailgate party on Saturday and all donors can enter to win a Char-broil BBQ.   Check it out, plus more info here!

Freedom Week offers Freedom to Fly
 
Donate from Armed Forces Day to Memorial Day Saturday for your chance to win a $2000 trip of your dreams thanks to sponsor Setton Farms. The annual Freedom Week Blood Drive is May 21-28, 2016. It kicks off with a barbeque on Saturday, May 21st thanks to the Bread of Life Ministry. All donors can vote for their favorite branch of the armed forces too. It's a great week to donate in honor of troops currently serving and our beloved veterans.  Read more.
Issue: #5
May/2016