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New Year, New Habits for 2022
We welcome the year 2022 and invite you to participate in new healthy habits, including donating blood and volunteering - you won't regret it!
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Vitalant in 2021 and Beyond
As we pause to reflect on the past year, I am inspired by the commitment Vitalant shows for diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organization.
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Highland High School
For 14 years in a row, Highland High School has won Vitalant’s High School Blood Drive Challenge in Arizona. What’s their secret?
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Create A New Holiday Tradition: Give Blood
What’s your favorite holiday tradition? Do you gather with family for a large meal? Maybe you decorate your home inside and out? How about starting a new one: donating blood?
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Supporting Patients in the New Year: A Letter from Mitzy Edgecomb
2021 was a year of uncertainty but it was also a year of remarkable comebacks. Here at Vitalant, we are also looking forward to sustaining our mission on behalf of thousands of patients nationwide in partnership with you.
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Memory of Lost Patient Inspires Blood Drive Coordinator Sheri Earp to Save Lives for 50+ Years
When it comes to saving lives, it’s hard to find a coordinator more dedicated than Sheri Earp, the leader of the Pine/Strawberry community blood drive in Arizona. But it is easy to understand why she is so devoted.