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Community Blood Drive


Give Hope – Give Life – Give Blood

A LifeStream Community Blood Drive will be held in downtown Banning during the Art Hop, May 7. LifeStream is the exclusive provider of blood products and services to the local San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital.

You can give the gift of life to family, friends, neighbors and co-workers and donating blood usually takes less than an hour of your total time and can provide the gift of life for another.

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Any healthy individuals, at least 15 years of age may donate blood. All prospective donors should be free of infections or illness, weigh at least 110 pounds, and not at risk for AIDS or hepatitis.

All donors receive a free mini-physical as part of the donation process.
Donors 15 to 16 years of age must provide LifeStream with written parental consent.  Parent consent forms are available at any donor center, the community blood drive or at www.LStream.org.
For more information, please call 1-800-TRY GIVING.
Although the Banning Cultural Alliance Sixth Annual Art Hop hours are from 10am to 6pm the blood drive is from 10am to 3 pm, next to City Hall at San Gorgonio Ave. and Ramsey St., Banning

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Additional Press release information please contact:

CONTACT: Don Escalante
Public Relations Specialist
Phone 909.885.6503 ext. 312
Fax 909.386.6877•Cell 951.288.9709
EMAIL: descalante@lstream.org

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