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Fair & Blood Drive Results & Reviews
We had a total of 327 attendees as follows:
275 guests, 12 staff , 12 agencies / 37 agency representatives, 3 City representatives &. 6 sponsors,
Our blood drive goal, 25 pints and we managed to collect 34 pints
The agencies included
Ca, Highway Patrol (1)
San Jose Crime Prevention Unit (3)
Moreland School District (1)
R.A.C.E.S (5)
www.Iprepare.com (1)
San Jose Prepared/CERT (4)
Pelican Products (1)
San Jose Fire Dept. & Paramedics (6)
Ca Firesafe Council & Smokey Bear (2)
San Jose Mounted Police (2 officers & 2 horses)
Stanford Blood Center Mobile (6)
S P N A (4) + 3 photographers + 10 staff volunteers
City Reps: Kim Shunk Director of the Office of emergency Services (1)
District 1 Councilman Pete Constant & 1 photographer (2)
Mayor Chuck Reed & 1 aide, 1 photographer (3)
Our sponsors donated as follows:
USGS provided 200 copies of 5 different articles of literature
OSH provided 600 Quake Hold samples ans 1000 - $10 off of $50 purchase coupon specific to our event (with our logo) for hand out
and 10% discount off purchase of 5 pop up canopies
Starbucks provided 10 gallons of hot coffee
Togo's provided 10% discount off food for staff and coupons for discounts to hand out
Stanford Blood Center provided 6 different items x 25 for hand outs and gave Baskin Robin coupons to donors.
City of San Jose Provided $1090.00 for funding threw a CAP grant
What a great event and blood drive! I am very inspired by what you are creating in your local community! I have attached the blood drive results for you and a survey (we always like to know how we did). Please thank all of the wonderful donors for their generosity and the huge difference they make for so many local patients. Please let me know if you need anything at all and I hope to work with you again in the future.
Again, THANK YOU for all of your effort and care!
Elisa Manzanares
Account Representative
Stanford Blood Center
E-mail - emanzanares@stanford.edu
http://bloodcenter.stanford.edu
 September 15, 2008
To SPNA
Emergency Preparedness Awareness Fair
Strawberry Park Drive
San Jose, CA xxxxx
Thank you for coordinating a well organized blood drive on September 13, 2008. Your time, effort, and generosity are greatly appreciated! The Strawberry Park Neighborhood was extremely helpful in keeping our blood supply stable following the lean months of summer.
Results of the blood drive for September 13, 2008:
Number presenting: 39
First time Stanford donors: 19
Deferrals: 3
Quantity Not Sufficient or low draw units: 2
Productive whole blood donors: 34
Here is an example of just a few of the patients helped by blood donors one day last week:
There are 39 patients being seen in the out patient treatment area today. Most of these patients have some sort of cancer. They are all in various stages of treatment…chemo, pre or post bone marrow transplant and have labs drawn daily. Red Cell and Platelet transfusion are a possibility for each.
In the O.R. we have…
NEW BORN, MAJOR HEART REPAIR
INFANT, MAJOR HEART REPAIR
TODDLER, MAJOR HEART REPAIR
TEEN, KIDNEY TRANSPLANT
ADULT, C SECTION
ADULT, C SECTION
ADULT, LIVER BIOPSY
ADULT, TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT
ADULT, PROSTATECTOMY
ADULT, TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT
ADULT, BRAIN BIOPSY
Please thank all of the donors that donated for their invaluable help. We have countless patients who depend on the resources of the Blood Center to be available whenever needed. You did a wonderful job recruiting donors (even the Mayor of San Jose came out and donated) -wow! I am looking forward to the next Strawberry Park Neighborhood blood drive, it was a pleasure. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Sincerely,
Elisa Manzanares
Elisa Manzanares, Account Representative
Stanford Blood Center
I got blood out of Mayor Chuck Reed
 Thank You Mayor Reed
Community Reviews
"Doris" <dorislive@...> wrote:
A very impressive event. I was amazed with the amount of talent it took to pull it off. I was walking right in front of the mayor and got to hear the thorough presentation Patty gave him. Good show!
Doris M Livezey, president
Murdock Neighborhood Association
Dear SPNA,
We attended the Emergency Preparedness Awareness Fair and Blood Drive on
Saturday. It was a great event and I want to thank you for putting it
together!
My young daughter unfortunately lost her prescription eye glasses at the
event. If by any chance someone turned them in can you please let us know.
Thanks again for a terrific event... I even got my husband who is afraid of
needles to donate blood for the first time ever.
Kelly Centers
During serveral CAP grant classes Ernest Gusman of the Neighborhood Developement Center commended us on putting on an Education and productive .
He even asked us to speak at future meetings, we were honored to share our experience.
Event Announcements
An exert From Mayor Chuck Reed’s September 2008 Newsletter
Emergency Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month. Have you made a family emergency plan? Do you have basic survival items on hand? Experts recommend having supplies readily available such as a flashlight, batteries, water, non-perishable food, and a first aid kit to last at least 72 hours in case of a power outage, earthquake, or other emergency.
If you are interested in learning how to properly prepare and manage for an emergency, the city's Office of Emergency Services provides training and information for San Jose residents. Through its program, San Jose Prepared!, the Office of Emergency Services provides 2-hour Disaster Preparedness Courses & 20-hour Community Emergency Response Training.
In addition to San Jose Prepared! classes, these upcoming community events will feature resources on emergency preparedness:
S P N A
Emergency Preparedness Fair
Saturday September 13 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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An exert from Councilman Pete Constants September 3, 2008 newsletter
One year ago, I formed the District 1 Leadership Group by inviting all of the leaders of District 1 neighborhood associations, business leaders, and faith-based organizations to come together and meet regularly. We schedule bimonthly meetings where members develop ideas to better their community. Leaders have emerged from these gatherings with a sense of purpose and ideas for resources to better educate their association members on a variety of issues, including one of the most urgent matters -- safety and emergency preparedness. One example is the newly formed Strawberry Park Neighborhood Association's efforts to reach their neighborhood through their upcoming "Emergency Preparedness Awareness Fair" on September 13, 2008. Click here to view a flyer of this event.
Full article http://www.sjdistrict1.com/newsletter/2008_09_02Online.html | 
