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The Old St. Pat’s - American Red Cross Blood Drive
A Huge Success — Thanks To You!
On Sunday, November 9, 2014, Old St. Pat’s held its annual Blood Drive. More than 160 people joined us to donate God’s
gift of life for others in need. We collected a 140 pints of blood for our largest total ever! Donating blood in the spirit and
honor of a friend or family member is a wonderful way to share our most vital gift.
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We would like to thank everyone involved in the annual Blood Drive,
especially our generous donors who are indeed the perfect example
of a living Christ in a difficult world. We also would like to thank our
many volunteers who helped to make the day run so smoothly. In
fact, we had a record number of volunteers this year and we thank
them for their wonderful hospitality. The vounteers were extremely
hard working and gave part of their Sunday to make our donors
feel welcome by extending heart-filled hospitality. Special thanks
also are extended to Holly Claire (resiliencemassagechi@gmail.
com) for giving wonderful massages to our donors and volunteers.
We also extend our warm appreciation to the FXW School who so
kindly let us use their gym for our Blood Drive. We are thankful
to all of our sponsors for their generous donations for our Donor
Appreciation Raffle. The winners of the Donor Appreciation Raffle
are listed below.
We take our hats off to Bill Jacobs of PIECE on North Avenue for supplying their awardwinning pizza, and Trader Joe’s for their fresh bananas so our donors could have a
healthy post-donation meal. Also, many thanks to Kiehl’s for donating samples of their
high quality skin care products to everyone.
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New this year to our Blood Drive were the Comfort Dogs of the Lutheran Church
Ministry. These wonderful canines and their handlers added a special loving and
caring touch to our day with their kindness. We thank canines Susie, JoJo, and Darlin
for bringing us special joy and peace. No one could have done it better.
In addition, I would like to personally acknowledge with heart-filled thanks the Old
St. Pat’s staff who helped support the Blood Drive this year, particularly the hard
working Old St. Pat’s Maintenance Crew and especially Andre who was “ready to
go” early Sunday morning. We could never managed this Blood Drive without such
a great Maintenance Crew!
Throughout the year, we encourage you to look for a Blood
Drive near your home or office by entering your zip code at
www.redcrossblood.org. The Red Cross is the only nationwide
non-profit blood bank. Many people will have new life because
of your willingness to share a pint of blood. This is one of the
greatest gifts one can give. My father, John told me that when
God gives you a gift, the best thing you can do is share it with
others. Meanwhile, we encourage you to donate a pint of blood
as often as every 56 days.
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Thanks for sharing God’s gift of life with others most in need. May God bless our
donors, volunteers, sponsors, and the canines.
Best wishes for a Blessed Thanksgiving, a prayerful Advent, a wonderful Christmas
Season, and a New Year filled with health and happiness.
Mark Buciak Volunteer Blood Drive Director mark.buciak@rcn.com 773.307.0033
Save the Date!
Old St. Pat’s - American Red Cross Blood Drive
Sunday, November 8, 2015
The Blood Drive Donor Appreciation Raffle Winners
Timothy DuBoff: Three Month Membership at Fitness Formula Club, Gold Coast Location;
Greg Santos:
John Partellow:
$50 Gift Card from Fitness Formula Club, good toward a massage;
Liz Worley:
Back Pack from Patagonia;
$100 Gift Card from Treasure Island Market;
Julie Chan:
Kidville 12- week class and membership;
Ana Carlasare:
Skin care party at Kiehl’s;
Mark Moskop:
REI Gift Package: T-shirt, Water Bottle;
Thomas Rorston:
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Sports bag from the Flying Pig Marathon;
Melissa Juarez Padilla: Gift Bag from Traders Joe’s:;
Paul Baubly:
Sarah Au:
$25 Gift Card from Snarf’s Sandwich Shops:
$25 Gift Card from Snarf’s Sandwich Shops:
Jeanette Bezazian: $25 Gift Card from Snarf’s Sandwich Shops:
Jillian Potter:
$25 Gift Card from Snarf’s Sandwich Shops:
Photo Captions
1. Dad and daughter share a “giving” moment together.
2. Donating blood is very easy!
3. Celebrating 140 pints from our numerous donors!
4. One of the many generous donors giving the “gift of life.”
5. One of the “Comfort Canines” steals the show and
everyone’s heart!
6. Donors received T-shirts and treats along with our
grateful appreciation.
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