Temecula Veterans Day Blood Drive to Benefit Three VA Hospitals

A blood drive to benefit three Southern California VA hospitals was being held today in Temecula, offering the public a chance to give back to former military members on Veterans Day.

Blood donations were being accepted through 6 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Pechanga Resort & Casino.

Donated blood will be sent to VA hospitals in Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Diego, according to casino spokeswoman Ciara Green.

In addition to blood, donors were also given the chance to write thank you messages to veterans to be delivered through Operation Gratitude, which sends care packages to troops deployed overseas.

Veterans and active-duty military members were also being provided a free all-you-can-eat meal during the daylong event, courtesy of the Pechanga Casino.

— City News Service. Image via Shutterstock.