SUMMER BLOOD DONOR DRIVE

VOLKSWAGEN DONATES 2022 TAOS TO AWARD TO SUMMER BLOOD DONOR
All May 27 – Sept. 9 Blood Donors Entered into Vitalant’s Summer Drive to Save Lives!

Locations Announced: Casa Grande, Coolidge, Eloy, Florence, Maricopa, Oro Valley & Tucson

Transform lives by donating blood May 27 – Sept. 9 with Vitalant and be automatically entered to win a 2022 VW Taos S! The seven Valley Volkswagen dealers have donated the car and partnered with Vitalant in the 14th annual campaign to help inspire more people to give blood this summer. Ten finalists will be drawn to participate in the grand prize ceremony. They will be unveiled throughout the summer on AZ-TV, proud media partner for the “Summer Drive to Save Lives” campaign. For more information about Vitalant’s Volkswagen raffle and to make a donation appointment, visit vitalant.org/VW or call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825) – Casa Grande, Coolidge, Eloy, Florence, Maricopa, Oro Valley and Tucson locations detailed below.

During the three-month summer campaign with Valley Volkswagen Dealers, Vitalant hopes to attract nearly 50,000 blood donors to save lives in Arizona hospitals. Those donors will help people like Hayley, who was able to celebrate her 22nd birthday last month thanks to 95 blood donors. She was born with Diamond Blackfan Anemia, a rare disease that prevented her body from producing red blood cells. She relied on the kindness of strangers to provide lifesaving blood transfusions every month at Phoenix Children’s Hospital until she was able to receive a bone marrow transplant. “Blood donors allowed our daughter to play, jump and laugh like other children – and gave her the chance to grow up,” said her mom, Melana. “They are true heroes.”

All blood types and platelets are critically needed. While matching a patient with their blood type is preferred, type O blood is what doctors turn to when serious injuries and other emergencies require immediate treatment. Platelets help with bleeding and clotting disorders and must be used within a week of donation.

Vitalant hopes to motivate people to donate more often this summer – to help more patients like Hayley and earn additional chances to win the 2022 VW Taos S. “While donors are generally eligible to give blood every eight weeks, the majority (65%) donate just once a year,” said Sid Lewis, Sr. Director of Donor Recruitment for the Vitalant Southwest Division.

“The seven Valley Volkswagen Dealers genuinely believe in giving back to the communities in which we live and do business,” said Lunde’s Peoria Volkswagen GM Troy Dosch on behalf of the dealerships. “What better way is there than to support Vitalant in their efforts to make sure there is an adequate blood supply for those in need.”

PUBLIC BLOOD DRIVES BY CITY
Vitalant Blood Donation Appointments: www.vitalant.org or 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825)
Casa Grande
Mon, Jun 13, 10am-2pm, City of Casa Grande Emp Wellness Comm @ Downtown Public Library, 449 N Drylake St, Activity Rm
Coolidge
Sun, Jun 19, 10am-2pm, Coolidge American Legion, 408 N Main St
Eloy
Wed, Jun 29, 8am-12pm, Empire Southwest Eloy, 3501 W Houser Rd, Bloodmobile
Florence
Thu, Jun 23, 10am-2pm, Florence Town Hall, 775 N Main St, Bloodmobile
Maricopa
Mon, Jun 27, 9am-1pm, Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino, 15406 Maricopa Rd, Bingo Hall
Oro Valley
Mon, Jun 20, 10am-2pm, Fry’s on LaCanada, 10450 N La Canada Dr, Bloodmobile
Tucson
Mon, Jun 27, 10am-2pm, DOD Tucson National Guard, 1750 E Silverlake Rd, Multipurpose Rm

About Vitalant
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 nearly 5,000 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). Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

About Volkswagen
Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc., an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWoA) is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. VWoA’s operations in the United States include research and development, parts and vehicle processing, parts distribution centers, sales, marketing and service offices, financial service centers, and its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Volkswagen Group is one of the world’s largest producers of passenger cars and Europe’s largest automaker. VWoA sells the, Arteon, Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, Golf R, Golf GTI, ID.4, Jetta, Jetta GLI, Taos and Tiguan.There are seven Volkswagen dealers located in Maricopa County. For more information, visithttp://www.vw.com/dealers/vw-phoenix/.

• Avondale – Larry Miller Volkswagen, 10205 W. Papago Fwy.
• Gilbert – Berge Volkswagen, 385 W. Baseline Rd.
• Gilbert – San Tan Volkswagen, 1489 E. Motorplex Loop
• Peoria – Lunde’s Peoria Volkswagen, 8801 W. Bell Rd.
• Phoenix – Camelback Volkswagen, 1499 E. Camelback Rd.
• Phoenix – Volkswagen North Scottsdale, 7001 E. Chauncey Ln.
• Scottsdale (New Location) – Chapman Volkswagen, 3950 N. 89th St.