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49ers Not the Only Ones 'Out for Blood'

Local blood banks are issuing a friendly challenge to their East Coast counterparts in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. Can 49ers fans donate more blood than Ravens fans? It's up to you!

Would you be willing to shed a pint of blood for the home team? The Blood Centers of the Pacific are hoping you will.

During the "Out for Blood Challenge" between today and Saturday, Feb. 2, Blood Centers of the Pacific and American Red Cross Baltimore will tally up the number of pints to see which blood center has the most donors and win bragging rights.

So the 49er faithful (the healthy ones anyway) are e to visit any of the Blood Centers of the Pacific blood mobiles or donation centers; click here for locations.

To make an appointment, visit www.bloodcenters.org or call 888-393-GIVE (4483).

And organizers are reminding donors wear their 49ers gear when they donate blood this week so they can post it on our Facebook page. All who donate blood during this time period will be entered into a raffle for a 49er Superbowl jersey. The winner will be announced February 4th. Go Niners! Go BCP!

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Kris Robinson May 22, 2013 at 07:38 pm
Teachers who have specific projects that require funding can also put their projects up onRead More Donorschoose.org where anyone in the world can donate money to fund the project. This is a great way to get bigger-ticket wish-list type items (not for day to day supplies).
Tracy Plowman April 2, 2013 at 04:16 pm
Another great Grade K- 9 San Carlos camp is Learningtech.org, rich technology includes Science,Read More Technology, Math, Digital Arts and Engineering.
Holly Bell May 12, 2013 at 02:59 pm
If the city council likes fake plastic nature, then let them saran-wrap their own yards! LEAVE OURRead More PARKS ALONE!! This is soccer special interest pressure on city government at its worst, and the city council appears unwilling or unable to withstand it. Crestview Park is a particularly quiet, serene, simple park with lovely views which the council now wants to turn into a sports arena. Any day you can go there and see families playing on the grass, toddlers and moms enjoying picnics and play time, kids learning to ride their bikes on the nice flat paved area, athletes and older folks enjoying the flat natural track (the only one in San Carlos) to get in shape, teens throwing frisbees on the lawn. It is a perfect place for ALL residents to enjoy according to their needs, not a sports arena dedicated to one activity at the expense of all. Belmont faced a similar lack of sports venues, but they did not choose to pave paradise. They wisely raised money and built a sports complex and spared their beautiful parks for use by ALL residents. I would like to see our city council do the right thing also. And by the way, the opposition to this short-sighted plan is far more than "some residents"! Please visit our booth at Hometown Days.
Brenda May 9, 2013 at 04:10 am
One summer my kid had soccer camp on at an artificial turf field. It was terrible. It madeRead More everything hotter and very uncomfortable. I had to pull my kid out of camp early because of it. I do not think it is better for the environment OR for kids. Just go to any turf field and try to walk across it on a hot day. Try to go barefoot on it (good luck!) We have been told not to microwave plastic containers because of BPA and bad chemicals that can cause cancer. What about heating up plastic grass and running around on it, breathing the fumes that come off it?? How is that any different?
R. W. Dehner May 9, 2013 at 02:20 am
Artificial turf is appropriate for dedicated use sports venues, not for multi-use city parks.
Gordon cook April 15, 2013 at 11:30 am
Thanks for doing this. The one blatant thing I observe on a daily basis is the number and frequencyRead More of deputy's at Starbucks on 800 laurel street and the sky kitchen. I never see them in the neighborhoods. The police department was much better