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Padres Summer Blood Drive 2022

May 26, 2022

This week, Sycuan Casino Resort proudly presented $15,000 to the San Diego Blood Bank in support of their 2022 Padres Summer Blood Drive. This is the sixth consecutive year Sycuan has been the presenting sponsor for this lifesaving event.

The Padres Summer Blood Drive takes place on Thursday, May 26  from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Gallagher Square at Petco Park. As a thank you to those that come to donate blood, the Padres will provide donors with a pair of tickets to the New York Mets game on Monday, June 6, and a limited-edition Padres Summer Blood Drive t-shirt.

ABOUT THE SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK

San Diego Blood Bank provides Southern California regional hospitals with a wide range of blood banking services. These include blood collection, component preparation, platelet­pheresis, plasmapheresis, leukapheresis, washed blood, frozen blood, autologous storage, designated donation services and a reference laboratory­. San Diego Blood Bank’s Cord Blood Banking Program provides lifesaving stem cell transplants to patients worldwide.

To be eligible to donate blood, you must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 114 pounds, and be in general good health. Eligible blood donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment at SanDiegoBloodBank.org or calling 1-800-4-MY-SDBB (1-800-469-7322).

For more information about how you can get involved visit www.sandiegobloodbank.org.