Special Blood Drive To Be Held In Honor Of Wells Fargo Mortgage Employee In Santa Cruz

From the American Red Cross:

The Santa Cruz Front Street Wells Fargo Home Mortgage (WFHM) team is sponsoring an American Red Cross blood drive in honor of their co-worker, Christina Low. She was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in Novermber 2014 and is receiving chemotherapy.

Low has also received blood transfusions, and may need more as part of her treatment, while a search for a matching bone marrow donor for a transplant goes on. She has worked at WFHM since 2009 and the team is very close there.

“There are 20 of us in the Santa Cruz Wells Fargo Mortgage office. We’ve worked closely together for the last six years, and we feel we’re not just a team, but we’re a family,” said Lisa Cannon, lending manager at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. “We want to do anything we can to help Christina. Right now, holding a blood drive is the most useful thing we can do.”

Donate Blood in Honor of Christina Low

Mon., May 11, 2015

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

530 Front Street, Santa Cruz

To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org(sponsor code: Christina) or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

“Christina is a dedicated wife and mother of two. She’s such an active person, running, hula dancing and involved in her church,” said Liza Ewings, loan administration manager at Wells Fargo. “We invite everyone to donate, but we especially hope to see many of our local clients as well as real estate agents and escrow officers who work with us regularly.”

How to donate blood

Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

For more information, please visit redcross.org.

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