Second Annual “A Pint for Kim” Blood Drive Breaks State Record for Largest Single-Day Drive in Illinois
More than 500 Pints of Blood Donated in Honor of Mom Who Lost Her Battle with Cancer, all while safely socially distanced at JA Air Center at Aurora Airport
A Pint for Kim Blood Drive
Versiti staff collected blood from over 500 donors at the second annual A Pint for Kim blood drive inside the airplane Hangar at J.A. Airport breaking the Illinois Record single day record.
CHICAGO, May 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The second annual “A Pint for Kim” Blood Drive broke their own state record today for the largest single-day, single-location blood drive in the state of Illinois. The event, which was sponsored by JA Air Center at Aurora Airport and Versiti Blood Center of Illinois, attracted more than 1,000 people and secured more than 500 pints of blood in honor of Kim Sandford, a Naperville resident who lost her battle with a rare cancer last year. Kim’s family started the movement at Kim’s suggestion in the final month of her life after she received more than 40 blood transfusions that gave her precious time with her husband, two young sons and family.