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Florida Blood Services Press Contact:

J.B. Gaskins
Vice President of Donor Systems
Office: (727) 568-2146
Cellular: (727) 656-8441
Email: jgaskins@fbsblood.org

Press Releases

01/24/12	State-of-the-Art Bloodmobile for Automated Blood Collection to Stop in St. Petersburg on Nationwide Road Trip
01/03/12	Ten News Martin Luther King Day Blood & Marrow Donor Registry Drive
12/21/11	Blood Donors Support Their Local Food Banks
12/07/11	8 On Your Side Holiday Blood Drive
11/07/11	Bradenton Blood Donor To Enter Century Donor Club
11/01/11	Roll Up Your Sleeve, Roll Away A Winner
10/31/11	Three Clearwater Donors To Enter Century Donor Club
10/19/11	Florida Blood Services Blood Donor Inducted Into The Fenwal Donation Hall Of Fame
08/29/11	September 11 Remembrance Reflection On September 10
07/25/11	Florida Blood Bank Merger Information
06/20/11	Ten News All American Blood Drive
06/13/11	New Port Richey Donor Center Hosts Grand Opening Celebration
06/01/11	"Remember the Fallen" Summer Blood Drives
03/21/11	St. Petersburg Police Blood Drives To Honor Fallen Officers
03/08/11	Hudson Donor Center Relocation Delayed Until March 18, 2011
02/16/11	Barbara 'Bobbie' Bernstein To Join Century Donor Club
02/02/11	Super Donor Big Game Winner
01/25/11	Donors Honor Officers By Giving Blood
01/24/11	Urgent Need For Type O Negative Universal Donor Trauma Blood
01/10/11	Ten News Martin Luther King Day Blood & Marrow Donor Registry Drive
11/11/10	Thanks-4-Giving Blood Drive
08/03/10	Officer Injured By Drunk Driver To Thank Blood Donors
06/23/10	WTSP - 10 Connects Wins 2010 ADRP Media Outlet of the Year Award
06/22/10	10 Connects All American Blood Drive
06/02/10	St. Petersburg Donor Center Grand Re-Opening Week
05/17/10	To Serve and Protect Summer Blood Drive
02/25/10	Illinois Transplant Recipient to Meet Local Stem Cell Donor
01/28/10	Florida Blood Services Donors Help Heal Injured Haitians
12/21/09	Plant City Donor Center Celebrates Grand Opening Week
11/09/09	Florida Blood Services and Blood Systems Finalize Donor Testing Joint Venture
10/13/09	Local Blood Donor Selected for Fenwal's Donation Hall of Fame
09/24/09	Team Up In The Fight Against Breast Cancer
08/04/09	Blood Donor Frank Knight To Join New Century Donor Club
06/01/09	Nexcare Bandages and America's Blood Centers Partner to Raise Awareness for Blood Donation
03/06/09	Florida Blood Services Welcomes Seven Turkish Delegates
02/11/09	FBS To Announce Bartow Regional Medical Center Partnership
01/08/09	Lakeland Community Donor Center Opens January 19, 2009
01/07/09	Volunteers Recognized During National Blood Donor Month
12/30/08	Florida Blood Services & Dunkin' Donuts Brew Up a Lifesaving Partnership
12/08/08	Bright House Networks Shine
11/21/08	Lakewood Ranch Donor Center Expands Outreach
11/12/08	Florida Blood Supply Gets Boost
10/24/08	Transplant Recipient to Meet Marrow and Platelet Donors
10/17/08	Florida Blood Services Offers Free Marrow Registry Enrollment
09/17/08	Blood Donors Aid in Recovery from Hurricane Ike
09/08/08	Florida Blood Services Hosts Patriot Day of Remembrance on 9/11
08/06/08	FBS Stocks Shelves At Lakeland Regional Medical Center
08/05/08	Wesley Chapel Donor Center Closing During Expansion
06/17/08	Florida Blood Services Rolls Out First Fully Automated Bloodmobile
04/28/08	FBS First in Florida to Utilize Improved Blood Storage Bags
04/21/08	Congressman C.W. Bill Young To Address High School Heroes
02/11/08	Florida Blood Services And Northwest Florida Blood Center Form Regional Alliance
02/11/08	Local Blood Donations Aid In Disaster Relief
02/06/08	Platelet Donors Save Lives Of Those Injured In The Tornados In Tennessee
11/30/07	MySpace Helps Save One Year Old Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient
10/05/07	Pat Pedraja To Meet The First Match From "DRIVING FOR DONORS" Campaign
10/02/07	Chris Simms to thank blood donors at St. Joseph's Hospital blood drive
08/21/07	Wachovia Gift to Save Lives
08/01/07	Judy B. Smith named President of Florida Association of Blood Banks
07/07/07	Florida Blood Services has new lifeline to save lives
05/25/07	US Military asks Florida Blood Services to provide additional AB blood plasma shipments
05/01/07	Riverview High School receives Honorary America's Blood Centers award
04/03/07	Donald Doddridge named President of America’s Blood Centers
01/23/07	Information about Transfusion-Related-Acute-Lung Injury (TRALI) - Female donors still needed to help save lives
11/06/06	Deferral period for cancer changes
10/30/06	AB blood plasma saves soldiers' lives
09/25/06	Blood donors sending get well wishes to Chris Simms
08/14/06	16-year-olds now able to donate blood
05/11/06	Exceptional leader recognized in Tampa Bay
05/11/06	CEO of Florida Blood Services elected as next President of America’s Blood Centers

Mission Statement
To improve lives by providing quality blood services and exceptional customer service.

Vision Statement
To be a world class provider of
blood and blood services.

Quality Statement
We accept responsibility for providing quality products and services 100% of the time.