Blood Drive: Donate a Pint and Get a Free Fair Ticket

Vitalant (“Vye-TAL-ent”), formerly Blood Centers of the Pacific, and the Sonoma County Fair are partnering for the 1st Annual Sonoma County Fair Kick-Off Blood Drive. The blood drive will be held in Santa Rosa on Monday, July 1st from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds.

Help hospital patients in our community and earn a day of fun at the Sonoma County Fair! The Sonoma County Fair starts August 1, 2019 but blood donations are needed now. Donating blood takes about an hour from the time you arrive. Donors must be in good general health and be at least 16 years old (16 & 17 years old with written parental consent). The Vitalant consent form can be found at www.Vitalant.org. Donors should eat a good meal and drink plenty of water prior to their donation. Donors can give blood every eight weeks. Photo ID is required.

Blood Drive Details

What: Sonoma County Fair Kick-Off Event Pint-for-a-Ticket Blood Drive

When: Monday, July 1st from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Where: Bloodmobiles at Pavilion Parking Lot 1350 Bennett Valley Road

Appts: To make an appointment visit bloodheroes.com, click “Locate a Blood Drive.”

Enter Sponsor Code: Fair or call 707.890.1458

About Vitalant

Vitalant is the nation’s second largest community blood service provider, supplying comprehensive transfusion medicine services for nearly 1,000 hospitals and health care partners for patients in need across 40 states. Vitalant inspires local communities to serve the needs of others and transform lives through the selfless act of donating blood. Every day, almost 5,000 blood donations are needed to meet the needs of people throughout the country, and Vitalant’s 780,000 donors supply 1.8 million donations a year. In addition to blood products, Vitalant offers customers transfusion services, medical consulting, quality guidance, ongoing education, research and more. Join the conversation about impacting the lives of others on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.