Thank you to SeaWorld San Diego for their extraordinary partnership and generous support in our mission to save lives.
This fall, SeaWorld Cares partnered with San Diego Blood Bank to turn one of the most critical months of our calendar into a season of hope, courage, and kindness for our community.
Through our collaboration and thanks to SeaWorld, we invited September blood donors to “do something good for a scary good time.”—that is, to step forward and save lives and receive a ticket to SeaWorld San Diego’s Howl-O-Scream event as a thank-you for their donations.
SeaWorld’s in-kind donation of 12,000 Howl-O-Scream tickets, valued at over $1,000,000, became the largest in-kind gift that San Diego Blood Bank has ever received.
Thanks to this generous contribution, we surpassed our September goals and reached new heights in our efforts to recruit much-needed blood donors, including more than 2,000 first-time blood donors!
For many, making the decision to donate blood for the first time can be a big step, and attracting new donors is always a challenge. But with SeaWorld’s support, we welcomed thousands of new community members to join us in our mission.
Every donation, every pint of blood collected in September was fueled by a sense of purpose and community spirit, and we are moved by the willingness of so many individuals to contribute to a lifesaving cause. On top of that, those lifesavers got the opportunity to experience an exciting and fun local event.
In September alone, over 11,000 generous blood donors—motivated in part by SeaWorld San Diego’s amazing support—came forward and donated more than 17,000 units of blood—with the potential to save more than 34,000 lives.
Blood collected during this impactful promotion directly helps patients in critical need, from trauma cases to those battling life-threatening illnesses, across Southern California.
Our CEO, Doug Morton, captures our gratitude by saying, “Thanks in part to the extreme generosity of SeaWorld San Diego, we not only surpassed our goal of collecting 10,000 pints of blood in September but also reached thousands of new and returning donors. The blood collected has made a major impact, saved lives and improved the quality of life for hospital patients throughout our community.”
SeaWorld’s commitment to our mission inspires and drives us forward in our goal to ensure that every person who needs blood receives it.
We also thank the dedicated people who donated blood to make this Howl-O-Scream campaign a success.
And to SeaWorld San Diego—your generosity, community spirit, and caring compassion continue to help save lives. This collaboration is a powerful reminder that when local organizations join hands, we can truly make an extraordinary difference.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, SeaWorld San Diego and thank you to each and every blood donor. This fall, you’ve helped us ensure blood is on the shelves to save lives, and build a stronger, healthier future for our community. Together, we are unstoppable.
