TOMORROW (08/30): Join Umpqua Bank as they compete across six different branches to see who can bring in the most donors! o Umpqua Bank in Liberty Lake: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. o Umpqua Manito: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. o Umpqua Downtown: 10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. o Umpqua Medical Lake: 2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. o Umpqua CDA: 10:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. o Umpqua Hayden: 2:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Schedule your donation now: bit.ly/VitalantWAID

JOB OPPORTUNITIES: In Spokane, we have 20-hour and 30-hour openings for Donor Outreach Coordinator where you will call donors to inspire them to come back in and transform lives through blood donation! Join our life-saving team by applying online: bit.ly/VitalantCareers

In March 2017, David was diagnosed with leukemia. Doctors told him he would have survived only a few weeks had he not come to the hospital. He spent 100 days there over the next nine months enduring several rounds of chemotherapy. Thanks to 39 blood donors he heard the words “your cancer is in remission” on Dec. 19, 2017. Schedule your donation now: bit.ly/VitalantWAID

JOB OPPORTUNITIES: In Spokane, we have 20-hour and 30-hour openings for Donor Outreach Coordinator where you will call donors to inspire them to come back in and transform lives through blood donation! Join our life-saving team by applying online: bit.ly/VitalantCareers

Did you know there are many things for which there are synthetic substitutes? Oil, sugar, bone grafts – they are even working on synthetic meat! One thing for which there is no substitute is human blood, which can only come from willing, healthy volunteers. You are the only source of this precious gift. Give blood today: bit.ly/VitalantWAID

Schedule your life-transforming donation appointment today: bit.ly/VitalantWAID

We’re at Lewis-Clark State College today ready to share how you can transform lives in your community and beyond! Vitalant is the ONLY blood provider to more than 35 hospitals across the Inland Northwest, including hospitals in Lewiston, Clarkston and the Palouse. Schedule your next donation now: bit.ly/VitalantWAID

Type A blood converted to universal donor blood with help from bacterial enzymes

It’s exciting to see medical innovation at work. Scientists are looking at converting type A blood to type O, which could help bolster our future blood supply. Studied for the past 20 years, it’s not yet approved due to the real risk of serious transfusion reactions. #PowerofAwe

Many Asian cultures share the belief that choices in life, work and love should be guided by blood type. While this practice has not yet spread to western culture, your blood type does help guide the kind of donation you give to help patients. Schedule your next donation now: bit.ly/VitalantWAID

Aaahhh…today is #NationalRelaxationDay. Here's a way to relax and to transform lives at the same time: donate platelets. Platelet donation takes about two hours; just enough time to binge-watch your favorite shows, catch a movie, read a book or just chill. Schedule your lifesaving “me time” today: bit.ly/VitalantWAID

SAVE OUR SUMMER 2019: It's Pet Day at our Spokane and Coeur d'Alene locations! SpokAnimal C.A.R.E. is at our Spokane Valley location, Kootenai Humane Society at our Coeur d'Alene location and the Pet Emergency Hospital at our Downtown Spokane center! Check out these cuties in Spokane Valley 😍 While you're donating blood to #SaveTheHumans, consider saving a furry friend too!

Thank you to Spark Central for supporting our Save Our Summer blood drive efforts this week! Spokane/CDA area donors: come to one of our four donation centers between now and August 18 for our Save Our Summer blood drive! Presenting donors get a free t-shirt while supplies last and are entered to win a BBQ grill! Schedule your next blood donation appointment now: bit.ly/VitalantWAID