Honoring Lifesavers & Celebrating 75 Years of Impact
As spring brings new life, we celebrate the life-saving impact of donors like you. Every volunteer donor gives someone hope and ensures that help is there when it’s needed most—so that precious lives are saved.
This year, we’re proudly celebrating 75 years of serving our community! To honor this milestone, we invite all donors to join our Guardians Circle to earn exclusive 75th Anniversary donor rewards—a special way to recognize, appreciate, and thank our most dedicated donors.
Together, we connect patients to life. Thank you for being part of this journey.
We look forward to the many upcoming events and promotions and the memories we will make together as we save more lives.
With gratitude,
Your Blood Bank Family
Blood Supply Needs
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All blood types are needed. Schedule your next donation today!
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News
We’re Celebrating 75 years of Life-saving Impact — and You’re Invited to be Part of it!
By donating regularly and maintaining Guardians Circle membership, blood donors can unlock special milestone gifts — and by donating at least once each quarter they will qualify to receive a limited-edition 75th Anniversary Pin* awarded during National Blood Donor Month in January 2026!
Here’s how you can earn your rewards:
🛡Be a Guardians Circle Member or sign up to join right now
🛡Have already donated in 2025 or donate blood by Mar 31, 2025, to be eligible for the pin and start earning your exclusive 75th Anniversary rewards.
🛡Donate throughout the year to maintain Guardians Circle membership and unlock 75th Anniversary milestone gifts at your 3rd , 5th, 10th*, and 16th* donations. These will be exclusive, special branded items that you will be able to share with your community, your strong commitment to saving lives.
*Please Note:
~ Due to eligibility timing (a) Only plasma and platelet donors can donate 10 or more times in one year; (b) Only platelet donors can donate 16 or more times in a single year.
~ The pin pictured in banner is an example of the enamel pin only; actual pin design may differ.
~ If you have already hit one of the above milestones, stay tuned in the coming weeks for more information on redeeming your gift(s).
Hero Donor & Volunteer Featured on CBS 8 San Diego
Celebrating 75 years of saving lives wouldn’t be possible without incredible community members who donate their time, blood, and hearts to our life-saving mission.
Meet Jim Walker, a 170-gallon Guardians Circle member, long-time supporter, and blood bank volunteer— who has dedicated FIVE decades to helping others—was featured in an in depth interview by Jeff Zevely on CBS 8 San Diego.
Click the Facebook Post to see this heartwarming feature and video about Jim and learn a bit more about San Diego Blood Bank’s 75-year legacy in supporting community health and how YOU can get involved.
FUNDRAISER: VEHICLES
Drive Hope Forward By Supporting Our Transport Vehicles
From mobile blood drives to emergency hospital deliveries, our bloodmobiles and transport vans make our life-saving mission possible.
When it’s time to upgrade or replace our vehicles, your support keeps our mission in motion.
Make your gift today to help fund vital transport vehicles.
Last Chance
PROMOTION: MARCH 7 - 29
Chula Vista Donor Center Exclusive!
Donate at Chula Vista Donor Center March 7-29, 2025 & Get a Voucher To Choose a Chick-fil-A® Treat
Donate blood March 7-29, 2025 at Chula Vista Donor Center and receive a voucher to redeem your choice of a Chick-fil-A® Chicken Sandwich meal or a Chick-fil-A® Nuggets (8 count) meal at the Eastlake Terraces Chick-fil-A® location, while supplies last.
PROMOTION: MARCH 1 - 31
Mobile Blood Drive Exclusive!
There is still time to give blood and get ready for Padres season.
Through the end of March, all mobile blood drive donors* will receive a mystery T-shirt from one of our past Padres Blood Drives!
*Please note: This promotion is not available at our fixed site locations
Mark Your Calendar
BLOOD DRIVE: MARCH 28 -30
SoCal Blood Drive Exclusive!
Attending WonderCon in Anaheim? Donate Blood at the WonderCon Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Blood Drive.
WonderCon Blood Donors will get exclusive rewards while supplies last:
- a limited-edition Marvel Thunderbolts T-shirt
- goodies from Comic-Con International
- a cloisonné pin designed by Heinlein himself
- a raffle ticket for a chance to win The Heinlein Society’s Daily Grand Prize: a $250 Geekify gift certificate!
**This blood drive is not open to the public. All donors must have a WonderCon badge to enter the convention and blood drive. Walk-ins welcome.**Goodies, promotional items, and T-shirts are available while sizes and supplies last ONLY for presenting blood donors at WonderCon Mar 28-30, 2025.**
IMPORTANT — TEMPORARY DONOR CENTER CLOSURE
Irvine Business District Donor Center will be CLOSED Friday, March 28 through Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Thank you for understanding.
PROMOTION: APRIL 1 - 30
Donate Blood in April at any donor center or blood drive and take home this NEW, “Save The Humans” Long-Sleeve T-shirt, while supplies last.
Guardians who are not eligible to donate in April will receive an email during the first week of April to claim their T-shirt, while supplies last.
BLOOD DRIVES: APRIL 2025
Join the County of San Diego and San Diego Blood Bank in April for the 41st San Diego County Blood Drives. Every April, we partner up to host more than 20 blood drives at County locations.
Guardians Circle News
Thank you to the Guardians who donated in February and Shared the Love by honoring loved ones with Love Heart Notes which were displayed in our Donor Centers.
Shout out to Allison, Blake, and Cynthia (pictured) — all Guardians — who proudly donated together at Liberty Station Donor Center. They enjoyed writing their Love Heart Notes and can’t wait to save lives again!
Featured Story: Keely
From Patient to Advocate: Keely’s Story
March is Trauma Awareness Month—a reminder that emergencies can happen anytime, and a ready (and steady) blood supply saves lives. Lives like Keely’s
At just 8 years old, Keely survived a traumatic 32-foot fall from a ski lift, requiring 7 surgeries and over 30 blood products to heal.
Thanks to generous blood donors, she made a full recovery—and today, she’s not only thriving but also giving back as a blood donor and advocate.
Click here to head to the blog to read Keely’s story, watch a video, and learn more about how your donation saves lives.
"Blood donors gave me a second chance. Now, I want to be part of that life-saving mission for others."
