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About Me


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Please Give The Gift Of Life!

You probably know someone who has needed a blood transfusion. For all the miracles of modern medicine, there is still no substitute for this gift of life. Our neighbors count on FBS for more than 650 pints a day, and we’re counting on you. Please help us keep our promise of safe, and compassionate health care.
Did You Know?
    Almost everyone over 17 can donate blood. Only about 5% of those who can give blood ever do. By age 70, odds are 9 to 1 that you’ll have needed a transfusion.
A Lifetime Of Miracles In Less Than An Hour
Giving blood takes only about an hour, but it can work a lifetime of miracles for as many as five people.
Learn more at www.fbsblood.org .
Click here to view upcoming high school blood drives.
Click here to search all blood drives on the FBS Website.
16 Year Olds Now Eligible To Donate Blood! Beginning August 15, 2006, 16-year-old students will be able to donate blood with their parents’ consent. All eligible donors must have a signed permission slip from their parents prior to each and every donation.
Click here to download the consent form.
Videos:Click here to view more of our videos on YouTube.
Pat Pedraja Wins CNN Heroes Viewers' Choice Award: With all of your help, Pat won the CNN Heroes Viewers' Choice Award. This is truly a milestone in his quest to raise awareness and help save the lives of people with Leukemia!
Blood Services Rap: Dan The Bloodman raps about the importance of blood donation. If you've been to our High School Leadership conference, then you've seen him in person!
Chris Simms PSA: Chris talks about his injury and how blood donation helped save his life.
Andrew McMahon PSA: Jack's Mannequin and Something Corporate's Andrew McMahon recorded this PSA to encourage his fans to be added to the National Bone Marrow Registry and to donate blood.

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Upcoming High School Blood DrivesMay 2008

School Date Time
Alonso High School Mon 5/5/08 7:30 am - 2:30 pm
Bayshore High School Tue 5/13/08 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Braden River High School Sat 5/3/08 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
Bradenton Christian Tue 5/6/08 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bradenton Preparatory Academy Fri 5/9/08 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Calvary Christian High School Wed 5/14/08 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Chamberlain High School Mon 5/12/08 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Community Christian School Wed 5/7/08 1:30 pm - 6:30 pm
East Bay High School Wed 5/14/08
Thu 5/15/08 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
East Lake High School Thu 5/22/08 7:15 am - 1:30 pm
Gaither High School Tue 5/6/08 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Gibbs High School Wed 5/21/08 7:15 am - 1:30 pm
Horizons Academy Fri 5/16/08 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Jefferson High School Fri 5/23/08 7:30 am- 3:00 pm
King High School Thu 5/15/08 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Lakewood High School Thu 5/8/08 7:15 am - 1:30 pm
Lakewood Ranch High School Thu 5/15/08 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
Largo High School Thu 5/15/08 7:30 am - 1:30 pm
Leto High School Thu 5/29/08 3:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Manatee High School Fri 5/2/08 7:30 am - 2:00 pm
Manatee Technical Institute Thu 5/29/08 8:00 am - 2:15 pm
Middleton High School Tue 5/6/08 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Northside Christian Schools Wed 5/14/08 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
Osceola High School Fri 5/16/08 7:15 am - 1:00 pm
Palm Harbor University High School Fri 5/23/08 7:15 am - 1:30 pm
Plant City High School Fri 5/9/08 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Riverview High School Thu 5/8/08 7:45 am - 3:30 pm
Simmons Career Center Wed 5/7/08 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
South County Career Center Fri 5/9/08 8:15 am - 2:15 pm
St. Petersburg High School Wed 5/28/08 7:15 am - 1:30 pm
Tampa Bay Tech High School Mon 5/19/08 7:30 am - 1:30 pm
Tampa Catholic High School Thu 5/1/08 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Tampa Preparatory Wed 5/7/08 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Tarpon Springs High School Tue 5/6/08 7:30 am - 1:45 pm
The Out-of-Door Academy Wed 5/7/08 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Westside Christian School Mon 5/5/08 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wiregrass Ranch High School Fri 5/9/08 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Music:

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our tent at Warped Tour!

Heroes:

High School Blood Donors!

Boca Ciega

Northeast

Robinson

High School Leadership Program

My Blog

Blog Monday

What's up? Having fun yet? Have you logged onto www.fbsdonor.org? You can now checkout your donation history, blood pressure, cholesterol, and much more... The Warped Tour is coming! Save the date, Ju...
Posted by Blood Donor on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:47:00 PST

Blog Monday

Hello Blood Donors, Thanks for the support and for reading the Monday Blog. We are trying to post ideas, thoughts, concerns, cool links, and pretty much whatever is happening here @ FBS and ...
Posted by Blood Donor on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PST

Mondays Blog

It's June and the Summer crunch is here. Florida Blood had a great weekend at Taste of Pinellas in downtown St Pete. Great food from many Bay Area restaurants and Florida Blood Services teaming up&nbs...
Posted by Blood Donor on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:26:00 PST

The Monday Blog

Have you checked out your new donor profile? You can now log on, www.fbsdonor.org and see donation dates, appointment dates, cholesterol, and blood pressure for your past donations. Have a fun and sav...
Posted by Blood Donor on Wed, 28 May 2008 10:33:00 PST

Monday’s Blog on Monday :-)

The Memorial Day Holiday is approaching and that means many family activities and many families traveling. Tell your friends and family to slow down and take it easy - it's a holiday. With that said, ...
Posted by Blood Donor on Mon, 19 May 2008 11:55:00 PST

Mondays Blog on Tuesday ;-)

We missed blogging yesterday, sorry. To much going on here!!! The brave new world is almost here. Tonight @ midnight the new donor platform starts. All lifesaving donors will be able to access their d...
Posted by Blood Donor on Tue, 13 May 2008 01:40:00 PST

Monday’s Blog

Well, it's time for the Monday blog. The world of blood banking is moving fast and we can't do it without you. We are still getting great feedback for the HSLP (High School Leadership Program) an...
Posted by Blood Donor on Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:00 PST

Save Our Summer Has Been Launched

Save Our Summer 2008 "Host A Drive - Pay For College" Quick Overview:  Save Our Summer allows local high school students to host a summer blood drive and qualify for a scholarship drawing.  ...
Posted by Blood Donor on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:12:00 PST

The Monday Blog ;)

Thank you High School blood donors (and everyone else!). Last Friday's High School Leadership was awesome. What an experiece: 300 + lifesaving, hardworking, and caring High School students, and some t...
Posted by Blood Donor on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PST

Mondays Blog

In the news, the British entrepreneur who sold a soccer Web site at the age of 17 for $40 million has switched his attention to help launch a social networking site on Sunday designed to fight malaria...
Posted by Blood Donor on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:10:00 PST