By Dr. Chuck Kelley and Eric Ishikawa

A big mahalo to everyone who came to the OHANA East Blood Drive on Monday, March 2. With your help, we collected 31 pints of blood! This blood will be separated into its three main components: red blood cells, plasma, and platelets and used to treat life-threatening medical problems. In total, we collected enough blood to potentially save 93 lives! To those of you who were deferred, a big mahalo for coming out and trying! Please don’t give up on your efforts!

Congratulations to Jennifer Frias, Irene Masterson, and Jason Sewell, our raffle winners! To those of you who were unable to make it to the drive or were deferred and would like to donate at a location most convenient for you, please contact the Blood Bank of Hawaii at 845-9966 or http://www.boh.org. If you are interested in donating at the next Outrigger Blood Drive, please mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at the Embassy Suites® – Waikiki Beach Walk®.