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YOU’RE INVITED
As a blood donor, you help Bonfils Blood Center save
and enhance lives each time you donate. We’d like to
show you our appreciation of your recent blood
donation by inviting you to attend Drive for Life XII at
INVESCO Field at Mile High. Present this invitation at
the Gate 7 entrance and you’ll receive a Drive for Life
goodie bag, free stadium fare, plus the chance to meet
Broncos players, cheerleaders and much more.
Thank you for your support of Bonfils Blood Center.
Donors should park in Lots A or B on the south side of the stadium
and enter through Gate 7 located on the east side of the stadium.
If you have questions about Drive for Life XII, please call
800.365.0006, opt. 3 or visit www.bonfils.org.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
8AM - 6PM
BE THE 12TH MAN
DRIVEFORLIFE
2009 COMMUNITY LIFELINES A CELEBRATION OF LIFE
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Bonfils Says Thanks toSouthern Colorado
• CommunityPartnerAward-presentedtoJackie Houtchens and the Colorado Mental Health Institute of Pueblo (CMHIP)fortheirnearlytwo-decadepartnershipwhichcontinuestogrowduetoHoutchens’persistenceforgeneratingblooddriveawarenessandCMHIP’swillingnesstoprovidethespaceneededtohostblooddrives.
• FoundationLeadershipAward-presentedtoPaul J. McCarthy, MD and Orla O’Callaghan, JDfortheircontributionstothebloodcenter.Theirfinancialsupportandblooddonationsoverthelasteightyearshavedemonstratedacontinuedcommitmenttoourmissionofsavingandenhancinglives.
• YouthServiceAward-presentedtoMegan Hollenbeck,asophomoreatFowlerHighSchoolinFowler,Colo.,forherleadershipincoordinatingsuccessfulblooddriveswhichledtothecollectionofmorethan150unitsofbloodin2008.
• LiaisonoftheYearAward-presentedtoJan LowthercoordinatoroftheTransportationTechnologyCenterInc.blooddriveprogram.Thankstoherindividualefforts,thecompanyaddedfourblooddrivesin2008,whichpositivelyimpactedthousandsofpatientsinneed.
• VolunteeroftheYearAward-presentedtoAlamosa,Colo.residentSusanne DeVoreforsupportingthesuccessoftheAlamosaCommunityblooddriveprogramformorethan10years.
• OutstandingBloodDriveGrowthAward-presentedtotheRocky Ford Colorado Communityforincreasingdonationsbynearly30percentcomparedto2007.Stillarelativelynewblooddriveprogram,RockyFordCommunitymembersarededicatedtosavinglivesthroughblooddonation.
EveryJune,BonfilsBloodCenterhonorsandacknowledgesoursouthernColoradopartnersandcommunitymembersthatcontributetoBonfils’success.
Morethan600ofBonfils’five-gallonandabovedonors,blooddrivehosts,communitypartnersandothervolunteerswererecognizedfortheirachievementsduringthepast12months.
Additionally,tocoincidewiththe20thanniversaryofBonfils’ColoradoMarrowDonorProgram,morethanadozenmarrowdonorsandstafffromsouthernColorado’sRockyMountainCancerCenterswereacknowledged.
LeukemiasurvivorLauraRojas,newsanchorforKOAA-TV,kicked-offtheeveningbysharingherstoryabouttheimportanceofblooddonationandhowitsavedherlife.SixspecialawardswerepresentedtothosewhohaveshownexemplarycommitmenttothemissionandvisionofBonfilsBloodCenter:
Did you know high school students are a very important part of Bonfils’ volunteer donor base? This year, students from 190 Colorado schools participated in the Student Body High School Challenge, which collected 7,330 units of donated blood to help save the lives of patients in need.
Awards are given to recognize outstanding school achievement. This year’s winners are:• LargeSchoolOverall(populationofjuniorandsenior
students is more than 175) Columbine High School, Littleton• SmallSchoolOverall(populationofjuniorandsenior
students is less than 175) Custer County Consolidated School, Westcliffe• MostFirst-timeDonors Chaparral High School, Parker• GreatestImprovementAward Thompson Valley High School, Loveland• MostCommunityDonorCenterDonors Englewood High School, Englewood
Every student at participating high schools has the opportunity to enter a drawing to win great prizes. Lookforthisyear’swinneronourWebsiteundertheHigh School Challenge.
Additionally, Bonfils conducted two high school student focus groups recently to determine what motivates students to give blood and how we can enhance Bonfils’ high school blood drive programs.
Approximately 10 percent of the nation’s blood supply isdonatedbyhighschool-ageddonors.EarlierthisyearColorado became the 29th state that passed legislation allowing 16-year-olds to donate blood with parentalconsent. Beginning this month, Bonfils estimates that 16-year-olds will contribute as many as 2,600 blooddonations to the state’s blood supply annually.
Ifyourschool is interestedinhostingablooddrive,call 800.365.0006, opt. 6 or visit www.bonfils.org. Special thanks to Comcast for their generous support of this program.
MissionIn partnership with our community,
Bonfils Blood Center saves and enhances lives.
VisionAs a premier, community-focused
blood center, we advance healthcare to a higher level of excellence.
Editor: Brooke Benham303.341.4000, opt. 3 or 800.365.0006, opt. 3
Community Donor Centers
BOULDER 3113 28th Street
Tue & Thurs, 10am - 8pm Wed & Fri, 8am - 6pm
Sat, 8am - 4pm
DENVER – LOWRY 717 Yosemite Street
Mon – Sat, 7am - 7pm
DENVER WEST 13952 Denver West Parkway
Building 53, Suite 335 Mon – Sat, 7am - 7pm
HigHLaNDS RaNCH Parkway Center, Building 2
541 West Highlands Ranch Parkway Mon – Sat, 7am - 7pm
PaRKER Bus location
11101 S. Parker Road Every other Friday
Please check www.bonfils.org for exact dates and times.
PUEBLO 3676 Parker Boulevard, Suite 380
Tue, 8am - 4pm Thurs, 11am - 7pm
Sat, 8am - noon
STERLiNg 106 South 2nd Street
Mon & Thurs, noon - 6pm
WESTMiNSTER Park Technology Center
960 W. 124th Street Mon – Wed, 7am - 7pm
Thurs - closed Fri - Sun, 7am - 7pm
Info Line 303.366.2000 or 800.365.0006
Appointment Line 303.363.2300 or 800.365.0006, opt. 2.
www.bonfils.org
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Leslie A. StrateExecutive DirectorBonfils Blood Center Foundation
Kevin J. Land, MD Chief Medical and Scientific Officer Bonfils Blood Center
Bonfils Blood Center and its fundraising arm, Bonfils Blood Center Foundation, are recognized as 501(c)(3) charitable organizationsContributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
Dear members of our community:
Thank you for your support to help patients who depend upon Bonfils Blood Center's life-saving work. Each day, your community blood center collects more than 600 donations to support patients who rely on blood products. One of the products Bonfils collects is platelets — critical in blood clotting and needed to support patients requiring cancer therapy, open-heart surgery, organ transplants and other medical treatments.
While most blood transfusions involve simply matching the patient’s blood type (ABO and Rh factor) with the donor's blood type, chronically transfused patients, like cancer patients, have more complex transfusion needs and require a more personalized blood product and Bonfils’ transfusion expertise.
Through its state-of-the-art laboratory, Bonfils conducts specialized blood testing called Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) typing, which can play an important role in the patient’s immune system accepting the transfused platelets. In order to provide matched platelets when critically ill patients need them, Bonfils must increase the number of platelet units typed for HLA so we can respond quickly to physician requests for these special products. Without HLA typing and a substantial donor pool from which to provide these special platelet units, treatment is delayed and the patient’s health compromised.
You can make the difference. Proactive HLA typing is an expensive process. Each work-up costs the blood center $53, but this expense is generally not reimbursed by hospitals. In these challenging economic times, we ask your help to proactively type for HLA and to ensure that units are available without delay for chronically transfused patients. Your charitable gift of $53 will allow Bonfils to perform HLA typing of one unit and increases our pool of HLA-typed platelets and our ability to provide specially-matched units for patients in need – without delay.
Statistics indicate that each of us has a 90 percent chance of needing a blood product in our lifetime. The gift you give today can have a profound effect on a patient who needs a life-saving platelet transfusion tomorrow and may even benefit someone you know. We have included a self-addressed, prepaid envelope for your convenience. If you would like to talk to a foundation representative, please call 303.361.2820 or email us at [email protected].
It takes more than blood to save a life and together we can fulfill Bonfils’ vision to advance healthcare and save lives.
With our personal thanks and warm regards,
Have you thought of leaving Bonfils in your will or estate plans?
To learn more about this program, please contact [email protected]
or call 303.739.4000.
BONFILS PRIDE
