Blood Donor Month - 2012

In observance of National Blood Donor's Month, The Daily Transcript is featuring stories highlighting the topic.

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Low seasonal blood supply brings call for donors

Editor's note: In observance of National Blood Donor's Month, The Daily Transcript will feature weekly stories highlighting the topic. The following article is the first in the series: 

Annual winter blood drive on tap Friday

Editor's note: In observance of National Blood Donor's Month, The Daily Transcript will feature weekly stories highlighting the topic. The following article is the first in the series: 

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Profiles

New San Diego Blood Bank president aims to raise awareness

In a unanimous vote by the organization’s board of directors, Shawn Hagerty was recently elected president of the San Diego Blood Bank. 

Compassionate physician spearheads new programs at Rady Children’s cancer and blood disorders center

Growing up as a third-generation Californian in Whittier in the 1960s and '70s, Dr. William Roberts wanted to be a professional baseball player. He was “kind of good” at the game, he said, but in high school it became clear he wasn’t good enough to make the cut, so he became serious about studying instead. Baseball’s loss was pediatric medicine’s gain. 

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