In recognition of the importance of independent quilt shops to local economies, Saturday January 22, 2022, is proclaimed to be Local Quilt Shop Day throughout Arizona. Local Quilt Shop Day is an annual arts celebration focusing on the rich tradition and history of quilting in our communities. This internationally celebrated holiday emphasizes the importance of […]
National Blood Shortage: Omicron Variant, Other Factors Decimate Blood Supply January Vitalant blood donors entered into $5,000 Big Game Giveaway & and thanked with one-day entry to the Arizona Renaissance Festival, Casa Grande, Florence & Tucson Locations Announced - More Donors Needed to Make Appointments Now: vitalant.org or 877-25-VITAL A national blood shortage is […]
March Blood Donors are Urgently Needed to Help Save to Help Save Arizona Patients Like Jaziel Cities: Casa Grande, Coolidge, Eloy, Florence, Globe, Maricopa, Oro Valley & Tucson March blood donors are urgently needed to help patients. Blood donors save Arizona patients like 22-year-old Jaziel, who survived leukemia three times thanks to 134 blood donors. […]
Even though Arizona Gives Day officially begins April 5, early donations can start on March 15 at AzGives.org and count towards a nonprofit’s fundraising total for the event. More than 1,000 Arizona nonprofits are expected to participate in the tenth annual Arizona Gives Day, a 24-hour statewide online fundraising event, from noon on Tuesday, April […]
Vitalant donors can also learn their antibody status and may help COVID-19 patients Cities: Casa Grande, Coolidge, Eloy, Florence, Maricopa, Oro Valley, Sierra Vista & Tucson Every day, organ and blood marrow transplant patients require blood transfusions; a single liver transplant patient can need 20 or more units of blood. Nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant […]
YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix and YWCA Southern Arizona partner to provide statewide 21-Day Stand Against Racism Challenge, beginning April 4, 2022 For the first time since the introduction of the 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge in 2019, the two YWCA associations in Arizona will be joining forces to provide a free, statewide 21-Day antiracism […]
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 […]
More Arizona Blood Donors Needed to Help Overcome Critical Shortage in Casa Grande, Florence, Oro Valley & Tucson Locations Announced: Visit vitalant.org for a Donation Appointment Because Patient Blood Needs Can’t Take a Summer Break. Coming off of the Independence Day holiday weekend, nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant is urging all eligible blood donors to […]
Blood Emergency: Vitalant Supply Falls by Nearly 50% Blood Drives: Casa Grande, Coolidge, Eloy, Florence, Maricopa, Oro Valley & Tucson Continued strong patient needs for blood have depleted Vitalant’s supply by nearly 50% since the start of summer, creating an emergency shortage in Arizona and across the country. All eligible donors are urged to schedule […]
JEROME WINE, FOOD & FLOWER FESTIVAL September 30-October 2, 2022 “A world-class epicurean celebration of community, wine, food and flowers in the picturesque ghost town of Jerome, AZ.” Spring ...the time when the first wild flowers bloom opens to the world. This year, the newest blossom unfolds on the last day of September. The First […]
Blood Donors Helped Jaziel Survive Leukemia 3 Times (October Blood Drives) Cities: Casa Grande, Coolidge, Eloy, Florence, Globe, Marana, Maricopa, Oro Valley & Tucson Jaziel survived leukemia three times thanks to 134 blood donors. He was just seven years old when he was first diagnosed. “My childhood was interrupted by cancer,” reflected Jaziel. “Having had […]
Vitalant: Donors Urged to Give Thanks for Good Health by Giving Blood for Thanksgiving Patients November Locations Announced: Casa Grande, Coolidge, Florence, Maricopa, Oro Valley & Tucson This November, nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant is urging all eligible donors to schedule a blood donation to help ensure all patients have blood available to them in […]