On February 2, 2012, Team Aubri will host a second blood drive at Houchin Community Blood Bank in honor of a special little girl who has beaten neuroblastoma. While Aubri was lucky enough not to need red blood cells, platelets … Continue reading
The California State University Athletic Department is in the middle of the annual Give n Go Blood Drive being held from January 12 – 28 this year. During this drive, all blood donors receive two discount tickets to a Division 1 CSUB basketball … Continue reading
Thanks to a partnership with Eyewitness News KBAK TV 29 and KBFX FOX 58 , we will be celebrating National Blood Donor Month throughout January 2012 with an effort to attract new donors and encourage present donors to give blood more often. This … Continue reading
Mary Beth Garrison is well known throughout Kern County because of her longstanding involvement in politics, economic development and community beautification. She is best known in the Tehachapi area where she is General Manager of the Stallion Springs Community Services … Continue reading
The planned cesarean section birth of Pedro and Maria Amador’s third daughter this summer at Mercy Southwest Hospital was supposed to be a joyous occasion. But within seconds, the joy turned into a terrifying experience for the young Bakersfield couple … Continue reading
It was an ordinary day for this West High School ROTC student whose life changed in an instant. Krystal was just a 14 year-old high school freshman in 2008 when a car driving 55 to 60 miles per hour struck … Continue reading
Houchin Community Blood Bank is a non-profit service organization dedicated to saving lives through a safe, readily available blood supply for Kern County. We rely on volunteer donors to supply the growing and daily need for blood at hospitals, private cancer and blood disease treatment facilities, dialysis centers, and home health agencies. People live when people give, so please donate today.