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Graton Resort & Casino, Vitalant Team Up For Rohnert Park Blood Drive

Did you know January is National Blood Donor Month?

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Howard Aldrich, a Graton team member and Santa Rosa resident, donates blood Jan. 12 at a Vitalant blood drive held in Rohnert Park.
Howard Aldrich, a Graton team member and Santa Rosa resident, donates blood Jan. 12 at a Vitalant blood drive held in Rohnert Park. (Photo courtesy Graton Resort & Casino)

ROHNERT PARK, CA ā€” Graton Resort & Casino team members and local community members recently came together to donate life-giving blood.

Graton Resort & Casino partnered with Vitalant to host a blood drive Jan. 12 in honor of National Blood Donor Month. The Vitalant mobile donation vehicle was on hand for the event held in the casino parking lot.

Vitalant ā€” the nationā€™s largest independent, nonprofit organization focused exclusively on providing lifesaving blood services ā€” recently declared an emergency blood shortage as the blood supply for some 900 hospitals nationwide dipped to its lowest level in a year.

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