MORE THAN 3,000 SAN DIEGANS TURN OUT FOR 32nd ANNUAL CHARGERS BLOOD DRIVE, PRESENTED BY SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION

More than 3,000 people visited the 32nd annual Chargers Blood Drive today helping the San Diego Blood Bank collect 1,257 units of blood for local hospital patients. This total is in addition to the nearly 1,851 donors who gave blood during the Chargers Mania Blood Drive, which took place the week preceding today’s event.           

Charger Mania will continue through Saturday, December 4th. Blood donors giving at any San Diego Blood Bank donor center or bloodmobile will be awarded the commemorative Chargers Blood Drive XXXII long sleeve t-shirt while supplies last.

The Chargers Blood Drive was made possible by presenting sponsor San Diego County Credit Union, as well as major sponsors Grossmont Healthcare District, Cox Kids Foundation, the Honda Dealers of San Diego County, Darrell and Kathy Issa and the Issa Family Foundation, PennySaver, SDG &E - A Sempra Energy Utility, Burns and McDonnell, Merrill Lynch, Waddell & Reed, Atlas Technologies, Harrah’s Rincon San Diego North, and American Icon Autographs. For more information on Chargers Blood Drive XXXII, visit SanDiegoBloodBank.org or call 1-800-4MY-SDBB (800-469-7322).