Aerial Image of the Community Blood Bank
This image was taken by the leader in low altitude aerial photography in Erie PA, Eliteaerialimages.com. Regular blood donor, Paul Gibbens, donated more than just his blood to the Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania recently. He used his company's drone and a high definition camera to capture this image the blood bank's offices & lab at 26th and Peach Streets in Erie, PA. Taken from about 100 feet it gives a whole new perspective on the ordinary. Go to Eliteaerialimages.com to find out how they can help give you a new view on your home or business. (This image has been heavily compressed for the web, the original high resolution image is spectacular!)
2012 4-Life T-Shirts Are In!!!
Donate blood 4 times in 2012 and receive this 4-Life T-shirt!
Jog 'n Hog
Run, eat, run. That’s the simple premise behind the inaugural Stanganelli’s Pepperoni Ball Jog n’ Hog, a fun and slightly crazy event that will challenge participants’ bodies, minds…and stomachs.
Here’s how it works: Runners will start at Beach 1 on Presque Isle State Park and jog out two miles to the Beach 6 parking area where they will stop and eat a half-dozen 4-ounce Stanganelli’s pepperoni balls. Then, on expanded stomachs filled with a pound and a half of dough and pepperoni, participants will run two miles back to the starting line.
The Jog ‘n Hog will be held on Saturday, June 16 at 8:30 a.m. It is open to everyone age 13 and up. Runners will receive a race t-shirt and a coupon for 12 free Stanganelli’s pepperoni balls (in addition to the six balls they will eat on the course). Registration for the Jog ‘n Hog is now open at www.jognhog.com. Jog ‘n Hog is a proud supporter of the Erie Community Blood Bank.
To add to the fun, all racers are invited to submit a 30-second video showing how they are training for the Stanganelli’s Pepperoni Ball Jog ‘n Hog. Videos can be uploaded to www.facebook.com/jognhog. The person whose video receives the most “likes” will have his or her race fee waived.
Ladies Night
The Community Blood Bank Bloodmobile will be taking blood donors on the morning of Saturday, June 30, following the Ladies Night event. Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and have Photo ID. Donors should eat a good breakfast before donating blood.
The Michael Hoover Blood for Life Cause was founded to ensure that doctors can be educated on newly-researched in-utero techniques and conditions so that no parent has to lose their child due to a lack of knowledge about the child’s condition. Our goals are to fund in-utero research and techniques, fund training for doctors and nurses and raise scholarship money for a fellow doctor training in maternal fetal medicine.
Vendors Include:
Premier Jewelry
Fantasia
Thirty One
Pampered Chef
Party Lite
Beauty Control... and more!
Vendor tables are $75 and a donation of a $25 item. Sponsorship includes logo on the T-shirt for $100, or inclusion on the T-shirt and Facebook page for $150. Contact Jennifer Hoover at jenhoover777@hotmail.com
Donor Stories
This past summer, the Community Blood Bank collected testimonials from our donors about why they donate blood. Many of our donors told us about how they received blood or knew someone received blood and that was what influenced them to start donating.
If you are interested in telling us your story about how blood donation made a life-saving impact on your life please email Brittany Yost, byost@fourhearts.org.
Community Blood Bank’s mission is to assist communities in the region to meet their own needs for a safe, adequate supply of blood and blood products, while meeting or exceeding all safety and compliance requirements, and at the most cost efficient price.
The Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania & Western New York is the only supplier of blood and blood products to all the hospitals in Erie, Elk, McKean, Tioga, Potter, Warren counties and Titusville Area Hospital in Crawford County.
The Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania & Western New York is also the only supplier of all blood and blood products to Allegany, Chautauqua counties.
In order to maintain a safe and adequate blood supply, Community Blood Bank is asking all local donors to make their life-saving donation with Community Blood Bank to help save the lives of local patients. The Community Blood Bank of NWPA only draws from the areas in which it supplies; all blood donations made with The Community Blood Bank of NWPA stay local and will help to save the lives of local patients.
Follow Your Heart
The Community Blood Bank has been interviewing blood donors, recipients, physicians and community members about their experiences with blood donation. As the only supplier of blood to local hospitals, here is what your donation means to those who have needed it.