Blood Drive

Maddalena Tray’s entrance into the world in February 2017 came with several unforeseen complications. In addition to metabolic acidosis, a condition wherein the amount of acid in the blood is out of balance, Maddalena had possible brain damage and acute liver and kidney failure. Maddalena received an extraordinary amount of blood the night she was born, and more than 40 blood products during her 40 day stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). “We want to continue to host blood drives on an annual basis in her honor because we know how important and life-changing blood donations can be,” says her mother, Nancy. “Without the blood products that Maddalena received, she may not be in as good of a place as she is today. They saved her life.” Every two seconds someone needs blood – for a variety of reasons. Maintaining an adequate blood supply requires thousands of donors every day. Your donation today is critical! 

To schedule an appointment to donate:

- Go to vitalant.org and search with Account Code UZ0021026 or by zip code. 

- Call 1-877-25VITAL.