LifeStream Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
LifeStream Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
WHO WE ARE
LifeStream is a non-profit 501(c)(3) blood center founded in 1951 as the Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. In 2008, the organization’s name was changed to better reflect the breadth of services offered and its expanding geographical service area.
Today, LifeStream provides blood products and services to more than 80 Southern California hospitals and medical facilities in six counties. To fulfill patient need, LifeStream must collect 600 blood donations daily.
LifeStream is an affiliate member of Vitalant, a national blood services provider in 40 states.
For info about LifeStream’s 501 (c)(3) status, click here.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to help save lives by connecting donors and patients through the gift of blood.
To make this mission a reality, LifeStream has fixed-site donor centers in San Bernardino, Riverside, Ontario, Victorville, La Quinta, Murrieta and Rancho Mirage where generous, volunteer blood donors can give the gift of life. To further ensure the convenience and comfort of donors, LifeStream conducts about 1,700 mobile blood drives annually throughout our service area at schools, churches, businesses, government offices, hospitals and service clubs.
COMMUNITY AND WELLNESS PARTNER
LifeStream cares about the health and wellness of our community. Each blood donor receives a mini-physical prior to donation, information on maintaining a healthy diet, which is essential for a successful blood donation, and can also participate in LifeCare, LifeStream’s medical reimbursement program.
Our involvement doesn’t stop there. Voluntarily donated blood needs to be on hospital shelves 365 days a year in preparation of everyday and emergency needs. To increase education and awareness of this vital health care issue and help ensure patient needs are met, LifeStream partners with donor clubs, community leaders, and local media and businesses.
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Young Heros-Clint
Clint
They were in California this time, fighting in Sanbernardino County. Clint didn’t know the area, hadn’t had time to memorize streets and routes. The consequence for this was him getting lost. That’s not to say he just wandered off all willy nilly, no, he just caught a joy ride on an enemy drone.
The thing was fast and streamline, armed with lightweight weapons. He’d gotten twirled around, and stunned for his efforts before he fell into a tree.
“Stupid super villains. “ he grumbled looking around, trying to find something familiar...there was nothing. Of course! This was just his luck! Why was he always the one away from the battle field. The buzz of the drone was near by, so he followed, hoping it would be heading back to its master.
The scraping of shoes on gravel echoed around him, he ran faster. Puffed breathing and subtle zapping of a taser, he pushed further. A crash as he rounded the corner, eyes sharp, arrow notched, ready for battle. Standing I. The middle of the street was a girl, ragged clothes, dirty and worn. Her hair cut short, eyes jaded, skin dining a caramel tan.
She shot him a look, startled at his appearance. She shifted her stance, ready to run, in her hand was a slab of wood, at her feet was the drone, metal bent, wire exposed.
“Wait.” Clint warned, relaxing his grip on his bow. “Do you know this area, can you take me to the fight?”
The girl, she couldn’t be any older than ten, narrowed her eyes, sizing him up before she offered a jerky nod. She moved towards him, quickly snatching up his arm and dragging him through the streets.
“Hey, Hey! Let go, I can follow just fine jeez!” He shouted, trying to wrestle himself out of the grip. The girl had a surprising amount of strength. A swift twist, a sharp jerk, and suddenly he was against an ally wall being glowered at by this tiny Latina girl who started waving her hands around dramatically,...or so he thought.
The girl obviously saw the confusion in his eyes, as she stopped, took in a deep breath, and released the tension in her body, hands coming up to sign.
“I will help you, but we must follow the street rules. We are trespassing. Follow me, quickly.” He read
“Well why didn’t you say so earlier! Lead on!” He offered his arm with a teasing smile. The girl’s lip quirked slighting, and then they were off.
They made quick work of getting to the thicket of the action, and when they arrived Clint turned to the girl and signed.
“Thank you for your help.”
A bright smile lit up her face as she turned to to run from danger. Clint would remember the girl for years to come.
———
Jen was four when she ran away, at the time she didn’t know much about the world, only that it consisted of an abusive asshole and a negligent narcissist bitch. Neither wanted a child, and death would be imminent if she stayed. So she ran.
It became prominent to her that the world was a beautiful place filled with ugly people. Of course, she had also met a few exceptions to that (an old deaf lady that taught her sign language after learning she was mute, an teenage boy who taught her how to fight dirty and win, a gay man that taught her how to cook with only what you had on you, a trans woman who taught her how to heal, ext.).
Jen learned how to survive the streets, she could free run and parkour with no fear, she learned that death was inevitable so she had to live life to its fullest. No, she never went to school, but she could earn money just fine, she thrives in the arts department, she sold trinket and commissioned art online, she was poor but she found that despite the hard ships, she loved living.
So when she came face to camera with a current villain’s drone, she faced the challenge head on, ready to run if she found she couldn’t over come the piece of machinery, and to fight with all she had because there were people who cared for her and that she cared for. She had fans that wanted more of her work, she wanted to inspire others like others had inspired her. She had a reason to live and that made her dangerous.
In a flash, a slab of wood was in her hands, gravel shifting loud under her feet,, she was ready. A taser shot out, prepared to zap her but she was having none of it. Her skills and lethal body aiding her in moving quickly. A heaving breather, the sound of metal crumbling under the weight of her swing, victory rushed through her veins.
A skid on boots and asphalt, she whipping her head towards the invader, ready for another enemy, only to find a known hero, Hawkeye. She really needed to get out of there, she was no match for what ever he had to fight against.
“Wait! Do you you know that area? Can you take me to the fight?”
Was he being serious? Really? Had he gotten lost? The thought was both worrying and incredibly humorous to her, she didn’t show that though, no need for him to think she was mocking him. She nodded and strode over to him, taking a firm hold of his arm as she dragged him along. They had to stop when he tried to struggle though. They were in dangerous territory, they had to get out of there before the gang caught word.
She whipped around to face him, hands flying about in almost incoherent aborted words, a result of her frustration and fear. She stopped to calm herself, signing correctly this time.
“I will help you, but we must follow the street rules. We are trespassing. Follow me, quickly.”
She lead him through streets, alleyways, back streets, at one point she even lead him to a roof top and down a tree. When they reached his destination, he signed his farewell, she couldn’t help the genuine smile that pulled at her lips.
Yeah, she wanted to be like him, someone that would inspire others to do their best even at their lowest points.
Getting lost in the middle of battle, really
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LifeStream Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
LifeStream Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
WHO WE ARE
LifeStream is a non-profit 501(c)(3) blood center founded in 1951 as the Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. In 2008, the organization’s name was changed to better reflect the breadth of services offered and its expanding geographical service area.
Today, LifeStream provides blood products and services to more than 80 Southern California hospitals and medical facilities in six counties. To fulfill patient need, LifeStream must collect 600 blood donations daily.
LifeStream is an affiliate member of Vitalant, a national blood services provider in 40 states.
For info about LifeStream’s 501 (c)(3) status, click here.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to help save lives by connecting donors and patients through the gift of blood.
To make this mission a reality, LifeStream has fixed-site donor centers in San Bernardino, Riverside, Ontario, Victorville, La Quinta, Murrieta and Rancho Mirage where generous, volunteer blood donors can give the gift of life. To further ensure the convenience and comfort of donors, LifeStream conducts about 1,700 mobile blood drives annually throughout our service area at schools, churches, businesses, government offices, hospitals and service clubs.
COMMUNITY AND WELLNESS PARTNER
LifeStream cares about the health and wellness of our community. Each blood donor receives a mini-physical prior to donation, information on maintaining a healthy diet, which is essential for a successful blood donation, and can also participate in LifeCare, LifeStream’s medical reimbursement program.
Our involvement doesn’t stop there. Voluntarily donated blood needs to be on hospital shelves 365 days a year in preparation of everyday and emergency needs. To increase education and awareness of this vital health care issue and help ensure patient needs are met, LifeStream partners with donor clubs, community leaders, and local media and businesses.
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