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Events
Autographed 2013 UCLA Men's Basketball Jersey Winner
Richard is the winner of the Let The Madness Begin 2013 promotion. He received a framed UCLA Men's Basketball Jersey. Richard has made 149 life-saving donations of blood, platelets and plasma. We truly appreciate your committment, support, and time Richard. THANK YOU!
Autographed 2013 UCLA Men's Basketball Winner
Michael is the winner of the Let The Madness Begin 2013 promotion. He received a framed UCLA Men's Basketball. Michael started to donate for the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center in 2012 and has made a total of 8 donations. Thanks you Michael for your blood, platelets and plasma donations!
Knott's Berry Farm Drawing Winner
Selby is the winner of the two Knott's Berry Farm admission tickets. Selby has donated over 190 units of blood and platelets since 1992. Thank you Selby for your outstanding committment to helping others. Hope you enjoy your trip to Knott's Berry Farm!
Event Highlights
Volkswagen City of Angels Fun Ride Donation
Volkswagen City of Angels Fun Ride
Kelly Chu - Contest Winner 2012
Volkswagen City of Angels Fun Ride Donation
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For the second consecutive year the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center has been the beneficiary of funds raised by the 2012 Volkswagen City of Angels Fun Ride. The ride begins at the Los Angeles Police Academy in Elysian Park and continues through greater Los Angeles. This year's 15th annual bicycle ride was the most successful yet, raising $43,500. City of Angels Fun Ride was sponsored by Neftin Volkswagen in Thousand Oaks with help from Pace Sportswear of Garden Grove. Thanks to the amazing Peter Heumann and his family who work to make this happen yearly, the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center has received a combined donation of $73,500 over the past two years. The funds from the Fun Ride will be used to purchase a new box truck, which will be an important tool in the transportation of equipment to blood drives and to our ability to collect blood.
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Volkswagen City of Angels Fun Ride
On Sunday, April 22, 2012 the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center participated in the 15th Annual Volkswagen City of Angels Fun Ride at the Los Angeles Police Academy. The Fun Ride supported two routes, advanced and recreational, both with LAPD rolling traffic closure. There were over 1000 participants present at the event, which allowed all of them to see Los Angeles in a unique and fun way. The routes offered scenic, cultural and historic sites for riders including Downtown Los Angeles, East LA, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, Staples Center, Hollywood, the Coliseum, Griffith Park and many other sites. The profits from the Volkswagen City of Angels Fun Ride will be given to the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center to purchase a new box truck, which will help transport supplies to blood drives. After the ride, friends and family were provided a delicious lunch, a finisher's medal, and an event t-shirt. Some of the participants also went "the extra mile" and donated blood after the ride. Overall the event was a success with friendly volunteers, staff, and participants. Thank you to all of the participants, sponsors, volunteers, and organizations that made this event possible.
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UCLA PAC-12 Well-U Week
On Tuesday April 17, 2012 the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center participated in the PAC-12 Well-U Week. The PAC-12 Well-U Week event allowed participants to be part of on-campus events that helped evaluate various components of their health and wellbeing. The event offered free fitness classes, green event planning workshops, fitness improvement activities, stress reduction recommendations and information about the benefits of donating blood for UCLA.
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Kelly C
hu: Winner of the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center 2012 Flyer Contest
About Kelly Chu
"I am currently a freshman majoring in Design | Media Arts and I am genuinely enjoying my studies here at UCLA. Originally from the Bay Area, I consider the art programs at my high school in Walnut Creek, Northgate High, and the San Francisco YMCA as the nurturers of my creative gifts. Coming into UCLA I have won national and regional awards from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards as well as scholarship awards from the Growing Up Asian in America Art & Writing Awards. My work has also been exhibited at the de Young Museum in San Francisco and Zeum: San Francisco's Children's Museum. Most recently at UCLA, my work was a part of the 2012 Design | Media Arts Undergraduate Exhibition in the Wight Gallery, Broad Art Center. I was later selected as one of the 2012 Undergraduate Exhibition Scholarship Award winners."
Why did you decide to participate in the contest?
"As my work began to mature, I found interest in public health and consumerism related issues. My interest in health and nutrition largely encouraged me to participate in designing graphics for the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center. This opportunity has truly assured me that I could merge both of my interests in a way that benefits the larger community. As a way to both pursue my interest in health and broaden my studies here at UCLA, I intend to minor in Public Health."
What was your inspiration to make the flyer/poster?
"While I was designing the blood drive flyers and posters, I imagined the thought process of prospective donors. I believe many would agree that blood drive flyers are common residents on walls and bulletin boards; they are literal, to-the-point, and informational. Thus, I strived to create flyers that would appear more visually appealing and inviting to viewers but kept the vital information easy to read and stayed true to the purpose of the flyers."
UCLA I Heart Walking 2012
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On February 15, 2012 the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center took part in the "I Heart Walking" event. The event encourages UCLA staff and faculty to step out of their work areas and walk to improve their personal health and the environment. The UCLA Blood & Platelet Center provided water and other drinks to hydrate the walkers as they made their way through Westwood Village and to inform them of the Centers' locations and answer questions about blood and platelet donations.
Meet Donovan Ho!
"Thank you for saving my life"
In early 2010, Donovan Ho was diagnosed with myocardial myopathy, a condition in which weak heart muscles cause the organ to expand. Donovan was told he would need a heart transplant. While Donovan waited for the transplant, he was placed on an assist device. The assist device used platelets, which allowed Donovan to remain stable while he waited for the heart transplant. Donovan had his heart transplant surgery in March 2010, which used a total of 72 units of blood, platelets, and plasma.
On January 27, 2012 at the Annual Donor Recognition Luncheon, Donovan Ho was given the opportunity to meet 11 of the donors that helped save his life. The donors ranged in age, ethnicity, and professions. The Donor Recognition Luncheon focused on bringing together Donovan and his donors and giving him the opportunity to personally thank them.
It is unusual for donors to meet the recipient because of confidentiality laws. The UCLA Blood & Platelet Center made it possible after an extensive series of consent forms for the donors and the recipient. The annual event emphasizes the impact blood and platelet donors make each time they donate.
During the 8th Annual Donor Recognition Luncheon, Donovan said "It's people like you who continue to donate blood, allow people like me to stay alive and livelong happy and productive lives..." when speaking to Bonnie Rejaei, Dr. Josephine Isabel-Jones, Patrick Denny, Danny Varzi, Dan Le, John Manion, Daniel Goodman, Tony Kostas, Sean Holland Ross Carmichael, and Kevin Ellis, the 11 donors who he described as his "unsung heroes."
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