THE
THE VEGGIE. NOW IS THE TIME. THEY STAY AND REALLY APPRECIATE AND HAVE A GREAT REST YOUR
MONDAY. WE ARE GETTING READY
FOR A BIG DAY TOMORROW AS NEWS
8 COLLABORATES WITH THE RED
CROSS TO HOST OUR ANNUAL
CELEBRATION OF HEROES BLOOD AND
FOOD DRIVE AND IT'S ALL TO
HONOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND
BLOOD DONORS WHO HELPED SAVE
THE LIFE OF NEWS 8 KYLE CRAFT.
JOINING US NOW WITH A PREVIEW
OF TOMORROW'S BIG EVENT AT
CONGO ARENA IS AMERICAN RED
CROSS CEO SEAN MAHONEY SEAN.
GREAT TO SEE YOU. I MISS SEEING
YOU HERE IN PERSON AT
THE STUDIO. GOOD TO TALK TO
YOU. ERIC, THANKS FOR HAVING
ME. SO TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THIS BLOOD DRIVE. IT'S
JUST SO IMPORTANT BUT EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT DURING THIS KOBE 19
ERA IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR US.
THESE DRIVES HAVE BEEN SO, SO
IMPORTANT TO THE AMERICAN RED
CROSS AND THE UNITY OF OUR
CONGRESS DRIVES HAVE BEEN
PROMOTED BY NEWS 8 HAVE HAVE
RESULTED IN 1000 DONATIONS
SAVING UP TO THREE THOUSAND
LIVES AND WE EXPECT TO SAVE
MORE LIVES TOMORROW. SO WE'LL
BE FROM 8:00 IN THE MORNING
TILL 8:00 IN THE EVENING
TOMORROW. I'LL GET ARENA AND
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GIVING
BLOOD AND ALONG WITH
THE HUNDRED AND FIFTY OTHER
PEOPLE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
SO YOU MENTIONED A SAFE
ENVIRONMENT BUT THINGS ARE A
LITTLE DIFFERENT. THE PROCESS
IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE. SO
WHAT STEPS CAN THESE DONORS
EXPECT TO SEE DURING THIS BLOOD
DRIVE? WELL, IT'S IT'S AMAZING
THAT THE STRONGER ARENAS HAS
ALLOWED US TO USE THE FACILITY.
AND IT PROVIDES SPACE DOWN ON
THE FLOOR. NORMALLY YOU SEE
THE HOCKEY OPERATIONS OR
CONCERTS WITH REALLY WIDE OPEN
WHEN PEOPLE COME IN THEY GET
THEIR TEMPERATURE CHECKED.
EVERYTHING'S BEEN DISINFECTED.
INSANITY TIES. THE SEATS ARE
SIX FEET APART WHEN THEY'RE
WAITING TO DONATE THE BEDS ARE
APART. ALL OUR PHLEBOTOMIST HUB
OF THERE IS HAND SANITIZER. SO
IT'S IT'S IT'S VERY SAFE
CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AND IT'S
NOT REALLY THE PERFECT LOCATION
FOR US. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT
THE PEOPLE CAN DO BEFOREHAND TO
KIND OF HELP OUT OR SPEED UP
THE PROCESS? YOU KNOW WHAT THEY
CAN DO IS THEY CAN THEY CAN
DOWNLOAD A BLOOD DONOR APP,
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
APP AND MAKE THEIR APPOINTMENT.
THESE ARE MY APPOINTMENTS ONLY
TOMORROW'S APPOINTMENTS ARE
FILLED UP WHICH IS AMAZING. ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY. AND THEY'RE
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY TO PROVIDE
FOR DISTANCING. AND THEN THEY
CAN DO A RAPID PASS ONLINE WITH
ANSWERED SOME OF THE QUITE YET
WHEN YOU COME IN IN ADVANCE
WHILE THE APPOINTMENTS FOR
THE BLOOD ARE FILLED UP BUT
PEOPLE CAN STILL HELP OUT WITH
THE FOOD DRIVE. THERE'S JUST
LIKE A COMBO DEAL THAT WE'RE
DOING HERE ON THIS ONE. IT IS
THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK IS
PARTNERING WELL THAT'S YOU CAN
YOU CAN BRING IN YOUR AND GO
CAN RIGHT HERE YOU CAN BRING IN
YOUR YOUR CANS AND DONATE THOSE
OR YOUR NONPERISHABLE FOOD
ITEMS IN AND AND HELP
THE COMMUNITY THAT WAY AS WELL.
SO THEY'LL BE OUT IN
THE PARKING LOT COLLECTING
THOSE WHERE IF YOU DIDN'T GET A
CHANCE TO SIGN UP FOR THIS
DRIVE YOU CAN PUT A RED CROSS
BLOOD OR OR YOUR RED CROSS
DONOR APP AND SIGN UP FOR
ANOTHER DONATION. SO THESE
BLOOD PRODUCTS THAT ARE
COLLECTED FROM THIS DRIVE, ARE
THEY GOING TO GO TO HELP A
SPECIFIC TYPE OF PATIENTS? DO
YOU GUYS KNOW EXACTLY WHERE
THEY'RE GOING TO GO? THEY'LL GO
WHEREVER THEY'RE NEEDED MOST SO
IT CAN BE A NEWBORN THAT HAS
HAD KIDNEY FAILURE OR A CHILD
THAT HAS SICKLE CELL DISEASE
AND MAYBE HAD 70 BLOOD
TRANSFUSIONS IN THEIR LIFETIME
.PEOPLE WITH LEUKEMIA, CANCER
TRAUMA VICTIMS PEOPLE NEED
BLOOD EVERY DAY. IT'S VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT. IT'S ALWAYS
NICE TO SEE KYLIE SEE HIM IN
THE VIDEO WALKING ROUND THERE
KIND OF SHAKING HANDS. NOW
HE'LL BE A LITTLE MORE DISTANT
BUT IT WOULD BE DOWN THERE
SMILING, WAVING AND WHAT ELSE
CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE DOWN THERE
LIKE YOU SAID, ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY SPOTS ALREADY FILLED BUT
PEOPLE CAN STILL HELP OUT. THEY
COULD SHOW IT. THEY CAN DONATE
FOOD BUT THEY COULD ALSO DONATE
BLOOD IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF
TOWN TO YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THEY
CAN PICK AND SIGN UP AT RED
CROSS BLOOD OR IT'S REALLY YOU
KNOW, IT JUST TAKES TAKES ABOUT
AN HOUR TO DONATE BLOOD
THE ACTUAL DONATION OF
THE BLOOD PART OF IT THAT'S AND
REALLY IT'S YOU'RE HELPING UP
TO THREE PEOPLE UP THREE LIVES.
SO IT'S SOMETHING PEOPLE CAN DO
AT NO COST TO GET OUT OF
THE HOUSE SOMEPLACE A LITTLE
MORE INTERESTING THAN THEIR
FOUR WALLS AND IT REALLY HELPS.
YEAH, IT CERTAINLY DOES. IT
GOES A LONG WAY, DOESN'T IT? AS
YOU SAID, THOUSANDS OF LIVES
SAVED. WE STILL HAVE WORK TO GO
THOUGH, RIGHT, SEAN? WE DO. BUT
YOU KNOW, WE OWE SO MUCH TO
KYLIE. HE'S AMAZING. HE'S A
HE'S A FOOTBALLER ENERGY. HE'S
SO PASSIONATE ABOUT BLOOD
DONATION AND THANKING THE FIRST
RESPONDERS THAT SAY WE
APPRECIATE HIS PASSION. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION, SEAN.
THANKS FOR