“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
– Helen Keller
San Diego Blood Bank (SDBB) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization also operating as Southern California Blood Bank. The San Diego Blood Bank connects diverse communities to save and improve lives through blood and biotherapies. The Blood Bank serves hospitals in San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
San Diego Blood Bank is the primary blood provider to Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and the safety net for hospitals in our region. Every year, more than 150,000 units of blood provided by San Diego Blood Bank are transfused into patients of all ages, socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds throughout Southern California.
These patients are struggling with life-threatening medical conditions including cancer and other blood disorders, severe burns, organ transplants, emergency surgery, trauma, childbirth complications and more. Cherryl Castro-Lector is the Director of Development for San Diego Blood Bank.
#1 I grew up in Chula Vista.
#2 My children continue to teach me to live in the moment, unconditional love, open-mindedness, and patience.
#3 My favorite travel destination is anywhere, as long as I am with my family.
#4 Bucket list: I want to see the sun rise and set on all seven continents.
#5 Book recommendation: Anything written by Kazuo Ishiguro.
#6 San Diego Blood Bank provides Southern California regional hospitals with a wide range of blood banking services. These include blood collection, component preparation, platelet¬pheresis, plasmapheresis, leukapheresis, washed blood, frozen blood, autologous storage, designated donation services, and a reference laboratory.
#7 San Diego Blood Bank’s Cord Blood Banking Program provides lifesaving stem cell transplants to patients worldwide.
#8 Participating in local initiatives not only fosters one’s growth, it also positively contributes to the lives of others. Working at San Diego Blood Bank has afforded me the opportunity to make meaningful connections with San Diego’s most influential changemakers. I believe that nonprofit work allows one to gain a broader perspective, and ultimately, creates an empathetic and successful nonprofit professional.
#9 Through fundraising, I wanted to make a difference in the health of our community by securing San Diego Blood Bank’s critical needs. San Diego Blood Bank is the community’s safety net for life-saving blood and the work I do every day is vital to providing blood for patients in need.
#10 Every day, San Diego Blood Bank is ensuring that life-saving blood is available for patients in need. To reach more communities and save more lives, we are fundraising to support a brand-new bloodmobile that will make blood collection accessible throughout the Southern California region. Together, with funding from individuals, foundations, and local businesses, we can put a new bloodmobile on the road together.
To support of for more information
www.sandiegobloodbank.org/bloodmobile
