Heroes Behind the Badges Very Successful

Sioux Falls, SD-The 15^th Annual “Heroes Behind the Badges” blood drive event ended with great success.  The event held December 28^th – January 6^th was a competition between Sioux Falls Fire Rescue and the Sioux Falls Police Department.  The final tally places the Sioux Falls Fire Department as the winners of this year’s event with 375 donation votes to the Sioux Falls Police Department’s 346 donations votes.

 

During the blood drive donors could designate their donation to the department of their choice.  Sioux Falls Fire Rescue will present a $350 check to the Children’s Home Society compliments of Citibank.  Sioux Falls Police Department will also present a $150 check to the South Dakota Special Olympics. 

 

“With the challenging winter weather affecting the beginning of the event, the Heroes Behind the Badges ended with amazing, life saving results,” states Ken Versteeg, Executive Director, Community Blood Bank.  “We saw over four hundred donors come into donate within the last three days of the competition.  There was a total of 721 participates making this years event one of the best ever.” 

           

Community Blood Bank would like to thank the Sioux Falls Fire Rescue, Sioux Falls Police Department and all the volunteer blood donors ensuring that blood was available for our patients throughout the holidays. 

 

Community Blood Bank is a non-profit, cooperative of Sanford Medical Center and Avera McKennan Hospital. Community Blood Bank is the sole provider of blood and blood products to 29 local hospitals including Sanford Medical Center, Avera McKennan Hospital, V.A. Medical Center and Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota. 

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