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ORGANIZATION: Vitalant Central Coast California

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Volunteering to donate blood at Vitalant is one important way to join our lifesaving team, but we also offer other volunteer opportunities that make a difference in your community. Volunteer opportunities at Vitalant vary by region, but the impact is the same-your actions save lives by helping patients get the blood they need.

  • Our organization focuses on providing life-saving blood products to our communities’ hospitals to serve local patients that are undergoing various treatments.

    As a Vitalant volunteer your role would be:

    • Registering donors at a check-in station
    • Thanking our donors in the donor canteen area
    • Restocking snacks, and refreshments as needed
    • Handing out promotional gifts.

    Please note: We can work with your schedule.


REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 16.
  • Orientation and Training
  • No court-ordered community service allowed.

Every day in the U.S., patients in hospitals, surgical centers and emergency treatment facilities need approximately:

  • 29,000 units of red blood cells
  • 5,000 units of platelets
  • 6,500 units of plasma
Be part of a life-saving team.

Please contact me with any questions:

Karen Arellano
Volunteer Services Specialist
karellano-gallegos@vitalant.org

Donations Are Needed · Register In Minutes · Schedule Online Today 

When you give blood with Vitalant, you have the potential to help hospital patients within your community and, when the need arises, others across the country.

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About Vitalant Central Coast California

Location:

2223 Eastman Ave, STE. A, Ventura, CA 93003, US

Mission Statement

Vitalant exists to make a difference in people's lives by bringing together the best people, inspiring individuals to donate blood, producing a safe and ample blood supply, advancing cutting-edge research and embracing continuous quality improvement.

Description

Vitalant ("Vye-TAL-ent") is the nation’s largest independent, nonprofit blood services provider exclusively focused on providing lifesaving blood and comprehensive transfusion medicine services for about 900 hospitals and their patients across the U.S. Every day, Vitalant needs to collect about 5,300 blood, platelet and plasma donations to help save lives. For more information and to schedule a donation appointment, visit vitalant.org or call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825).

We can't make this happen without the support of our volunteers!

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Health & Medicine
Community, Health & Medicine

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Multiple locations Paso Robles, CA 93446

(35.63688,-120.6545)
 

SKILLS

  • Research
  • People Skills
  • Relationship Building

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 16
  • Orientation or Training
  • One shift per month minimum

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