Sawdust Art Festival Hosts Blood Drives

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Sawdust Art Festival

SAWDUST ART FESTIVAL HOSTS BLOOD DRIVES
(Blood Drives at the Sawdust Art Festival on Saturday, July18 from 10 am to 3:30 pm, and Friday, August 28 from noon to 6 pm)

Laguna Beach, CA – In collaboration with the Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, the Sawdust Art Festival is hosting two blood drives right outside the festival grounds this Saturday, July 18 from 10 am until 3:30 pm, and again on Friday, August 28 from noon until 6 pm. In appreciation for donors’ gift of life, a donation will be made to the Sawdust Art Festival’s Artist Benevolence Fund for each visitor who donates.

Requirements for donors include the following:
• be in good health
• be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental consent)
• weigh a minimum of 110 lbs.
• no tattoos within the last 12 months
• bring a valid photo ID

The blood donated benefits patients at Saddleback Memorial Medical Centers. For additional information, please contact Carol Carranza at 714-926-1286. To make an appointment for either blood drive, please contact Natalie Connor at 949-497-0521 or Cynthia Fung at 949-497-0517.

To check out more events during the Sawdust Art Festival’s 43rd annual summer season, please navigate to www.sawdustartfestival.org or call 949-494-3030. The Sawdust Art Festival is located at 935 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach with free City trolley service to and from the Act V parking lot. Admission prices are: Adult $7.50; Seniors (65+) $6; Children (6-12) $3; Children (5 and under) Free; Summer Season Pass $15; Annual Pass (summer and winter shows) $20.

The Sawdust Art Festival is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public
and promoting the art created in Laguna Beach.
The Sawdust Art Festival thanks its 2009 sponsors Hoegaarden and Kendall-Jackson.
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