Community service is in our blood.
| Amount | Recipient | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | University of North Florida Foundation | To increase corpus of the Joseph H. Williams Endowed Scholarship Fund toward $100,000; currently at $42,000 |
| $10,000 | OneBlood, forward to UF Health Shands Hospital | Financial support for UF Health Shands Hospital Transfusion Medicine Fellowship travel costs for two weeks at various OneBlood specialty locations, Orlando, St. Petersburg |
| $25,000 | Mayo Clinic | Underwrite administrative expenses for current study of pathogen inactivation of red cells for transfusion |
| $10,000 | OneBlood, forward to schools per agreement. | To augment OneBlood's existing high school scholarship & training programs for schools conducting blood drives with OneBlood |
| $75,000 | National Blood Foundation | To support one early career scientific grant in transfusion medicine & cellular therapies; this level of financial support would allow Coastal Blood Foundation a seat on the Council on Research & Development, and would put us in position to support later, larger multi-year grants for more experienced researchers in the discipline |
| $10,000 | OneBlood | To improve transfusion safety at Flagler Hospital transfusion service, operated by OneBlood, by providing computer interface between OneBlood Computers and Hospital patient records; reduce potential for clerical error |
| $10,000 | OneBlood | To provide software interface between sophisticated genomic testing equipment to identify rare donor units, reduce potential for clerical error; rare donor units are shared worldwide, with Jacksonville getting a significant share from outside the local region for transplants and multiply-transfused patients |
| $5,000 | OneBlood | To increase subscriptions for required professional continuing education for licensed physicians, nurses and clinical laboratory scientists employed by OneBlood and to include OneBlood's clients at no cost to the client |
| $15,000 | St. Vincent's Healthcare Clinical Laboratory Science Program | Purchase dual head microscope, high definition camera, monitor screen, software attachment to capture images without computer, and program materials to improve teaching capabilities |
| $20,450 | OneBlood | To pay expenses for emergency transport of blood from national supply when OneBlood operations were interrupted during Hurricane Irma |
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