2012 annual report to the community Dear colleagues and supporters

Every one of us has an important part to play in saving and sustaining lives in our community. And together, we have been able to make a real difference in the lives of people in need again this past year.

Whether as a generous blood donor, blood drive sponsor, financial contributor, or volunteer, you have been with us every step of the way. You’ve made it possible for us to be there with life-saving blood for the vulnerable baby born prematurely and the new mom faced with life-threatening hemorrhaging during childbirth. Because you stepped up, we were there for the patient battling cancer and for those in a long-term battle against the immobilizing pain that comes from sickle cell disease.

Thanks to you there are thousands of mothers and fathers, children and grandparents, co-workers and neighbors celebrating life and sharing stories of courage, hope, and survival. Indeed, the stories you’ll find within the pages of this annual report are just a few examples of the many lives you’ve helped. These stories clearly demonstrate the power of your generosity to make a difference.

We are grateful you have chosen to generously invest in helping us support the health and well-being of the communities we serve. Thank you all – we’re doing this together.

THOMAS HEANEY, BOARD CHAIR DONALD C. BERGLUND, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER If people could just “look in the faces of the people they are helping, like me and my daughter, I just We help keep know that more of families together them would do their part to donate blood

Pregnancy is often a time of mixed emotions: joy at the prospect of a new and help save lives.” baby, along with a certain amount of worry. Expectant mother Rhonda —Rhonda Muller Muller, faced one of the most anxiety-causing complications possible during pregnancy: Rh sensitization. “Basically, my baby and I had different blood types which meant that my antibodies started attacking her red blood cells, thinking she was a foreign substance and causing severe anemia,” Rhonda said. Five intrauterine fetal blood transfusions kept Alexandra healthy until she arrived at 34 weeks. After two more transfusions, she was given the “all clear” at four months old. Today, Alexandra and her family celebrate in gratitude for the generous blood donors who gave her a chance at life.

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Thank you for Soldiers joining“ the ranks of Day+201: A Speech those helping children Written May 25, 2012 7:21 AM battling leukemia, Adrienne Hastad Linberg other cancers, and There was always plenty of excitement leading up to the first day of first grade. Back-to-school shopping meant new clothes and blood disorders as shoes, and school supplies—backpack, pencils, erasers, markers they fight the threat of and, of course, crayons. I remember my own childhood, excited with each new box of crayons—the distinct, waxy smell, the a colorless future.” uniformity of the tips, each crayon neatly forming rows in the box. —Adrienne Linberg For my enthusiastic, social 6-year-old Annika, last year she eagerly awaited reuniting with school friends and tackling first grade curriculum. And like me, she was particularly excited to be the owner of a new BIG box of 48 crayons! She didn’t even know a box that big existed.

1. THE LINBERG FAMILY photographed by Dan Bovin; 2. ANNIKA LINBERG today 2 But Annika’s back-to-school plans changed abruptly when we learned her cancer had returned. Diagnosed at three years old with acute promyelocytic leukemia, Annika endured aggressive chemotherapy and achieved remission for 15 months. But a relapse meant she needed a bone marrow transplant.

As we hurriedly packed for our extended stay at Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota, Annika, as always, took charge of packing her own bag. When I checked her bag bound for the hospital this time, 2 mixed among her clothes I found a few treasures: a little porcelain angel, her newest American Girl doll, and something that really caught my heart… her new box of brightly colored 48 Crayola crayons. Making a difference Seeing those crayons wedged in with all her other chosen items—the in the lives of cancer ones she decided she needed for this battle, the battle for her life— patients in need represented such a powerful juxtaposition of the innocent, childish, joyful, bright little girl and the evil, dark, colorless, malevolent cancer An estimated 200,000 she was fighting. 48 colorful little soldiers, sharp and at-the-ready Minnesotans are living with joined her rank and file to battle the threat of a colorless future. a history of cancer. For many who have undergone years of As partners with Memorial Blood Centers, you are soldiers treatment, only a transfusion of in Annika’s army, just like the color crayons. Without your specially matched platelets can support, Annika wouldn’t have had the units of blood provide the life-saving help they needed to save her life. need to survive. Now, thanks to a generous $10,000 grant from the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund, we are making an even greater difference in the lives of patients facing an ongoing battle with this disease.

About one in 315 children in the U.S. will face a cancer diagnosis before their 20th birthday

3 Doing good. Having fun. Making a difference.

What’s Your Type? at TCF Bank Stadium

Over 600 event sponsors, attendees, and participants in auctions, drawings, and raffles atWhat’s Your Type? benefits in both the Metro and Northland raised more than $164,000 to help fund our new and highly efficient bloodmobile and our High School Program. At TCF Bank Stadium, live music by jazz great Patty Peterson & Friends, storytelling and entertainment by NPR commentator Kevin Kling, delicious food and beverages provided by 17 locally owned Twin Cities Originals’ restaurants, live and silent auctions all celebrated the cause of blood donation. See fun photos at MBC.ORG.

SAVE THE DATE! WHAT’S YOUR TYPE? THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013

1 Honoring student essay scholarship award winners

Through two annual High School Blood Drive Workshops and various scholarship awards opportunities, Memorial Blood Centers gives back to the communities in which we live and work with educational outreach, leadership training, recognition, and financial support to graduating seniors pursuing post-high school academic studies. With high school partners hosting 239 blood drives in 2011-2012, we engaged young people in building a life-long commitment to community 2 service as blood donors. And they stepped up to give over 11,000 units of blood. Participating schools and individual students also received awards totaling $16,000 to recognize outstanding success sponsoring blood drives and educating others about the importance of blood donation.

Visit MBC.ORG/Schools to learn more.

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1. TCF BANK STADIUM, What’s Your Type? April 26, 2012 2. ERIN HAGEMEYER, Osseo High School, Scholarship Winner, Metro 3. KELLI VOSS, Virginia High School, Scholarship Winner, Northland

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New bloodmobile inauguration

Mobile blood drives—sponsored by corporations and community groups, places of worship, schools, and colleges—supply approximately 50% of the blood Memorial Blood Centers needs to meet demand from our hospital partners each year. Thanks to thousands of financial contributors, our newest full-service bloodmobile is on the road, expanding our capacity to serve more blood donors, collect as many as 8,000 more units in its first year of operation and, most important, help save as many as 24,000 more lives.

Plymouth Donor Center opens new doors

Memorial Blood Centers put the financial gifts of individuals, businesses, and area foundations to work at the Plymouth Donor Center—one of our busiest donor centers that has the very latest equipment to collect special donations such as platelets and plasma. An extensive renovation has improved the blood donation experience for donors and staff and increased collections with more donor beds. With streamlined operations and unfailing support from loyal donors, we are on our way to achieving our goal of reaching nearly 200 people in the community every day with life-saving blood.

2 1. MIKE PHELPS, Chief Administrative Officer - Ridgeview Medical Center;DONALD C. BERGLUND, CEO - Memorial Blood Centers; CARA BOTHUN, blood recipient and blood drive sponsor with children DANE and THEA BOTHUN welcome donors to our newest bloodmobile. 2. DONALD C. BERGLUND, CEO - Memorial Blood Centers, opens new doors with KELLY SLAVIK, Mayor of Plymouth. 5 How do you thank someone for saving both of your “children’s lives? My kids are living proof that blood donations are crucial. Without blood transfusions, they would not be here with us today.” —Julie Williams

Our mission

Saving lives by providing blood and biomedical solutions

Through effective outreach to donors, continual development of biomedical expertise, and strong partnerships with blood drive sponsors, health care facilities, and medical providers, Memorial Blood Centers connects those who need blood with the generous volunteers who give, and delivers the highest level of technical expertise and laboratory testing services to customers around the world.

6 Molly & Luke Williams We never know when our world will be turned upside down, when we find ourselves depending on blood products to save our life or the life of a loved one. For Julie and Brandon Williams, they didn’t count on their kids getting cancer, but they came to rely on the generous blood donations of others to keep them alive.

First it was Luke, at just eight months; then his sister, Molly, as an active two- year-old toddler. When both siblings were diagnosed with a rare pediatric cancer—myelodsplastic syndrome: monosomy–7—almost daily blood transfusions sustained them through chemotherapy treatments, full-body radiation, and bone marrow transplants that saved their lives. As Julie Williams recalls,

“Transfusions became a regular part of the day. In order to prepare Luke and Molly to successfully receive their bone marrow transplants, they had to undergo chemotherapy and radiation to rid their bodies of all the nasty cancer cells. Unfortunately, the good cells were killed in the process, too. That’s why they needed multiple transfusions of red blood cells and platelets, until their bodies were strong enough to make their own.

Those blood products were the life-saving bridge their little bodies needed. Without Memorial Blood Centers and the generosity of so many blood donors, we would have never been able to achieve our goal for Luke and Molly—to save their lives and find a cure from cancer for each of them.”

Yearly follow-ups for Luke and Molly are routine now, and will be for the rest of their lives. But every day they have together, the Williams family celebrates and finds plenty of ways to give back. Mom Julie continues to give blood regularly through her work-sponsored blood drives. And the family advocates for blood donation through annual blood drives that honor Luke and Molly, and engage the community in giving the gift of life to others in need.

STEP UP TO SAVE LIVES / 1-888-GIVE-BLD / MBC.ORG 7 STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF:

(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 5/31/12 5/31/11

ASSETS Cash and Investments $10,119 $10,199 2011 – 2012 Accounts Receivable, Net 6,067 6,281 Inventories, Net 1,534 1,516 Financial summary Property, Plant & Equipment, Net 12,632 13,592 Other Assets 923 888 Total Assets $31,275 $32,476 Memorial Blood Centers is a 501(c)(3) organization that is audited annually, on a fiscal year from June 1 – May 31. LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Approximately 85% of all operational expenses directly Liabilities support the delivery of the products and services we provide. Accounts Payable $2,020 $2,790 Where the money comes from: Accrued Expenses 2,177 2,342 Long Term Debt 4,202 4,850 Local community service fees from hospital partners for Other Liabilities 854 1,685 blood products and services, based on collection, processing, Total Liabilities 9,253 11,667 testing, and distribution costs

Net Assets National and international service fees from other Unrestricted 21,914 20,791 hospitals and blood centers for products and services Restricted (temporarily) 108 18 Total Net Assets 22,022 20,809 Financial contributions of cash, grants, and other monetary gifts Total Net Assets and Liabilities $31,275 $32,476 Where the money goes:

STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING: COLLECTION, TESTING, LAB SUPPLIES 54% EMPLOYEE TALENT AND RELATED COSTS 40% (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) 5/31/12 5/31/11 OTHER 5% REVENUE MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT 1% Service Fees on Units Delivered $39,941 $36,749 Laboratory Services 11,291 10,754 Contributions 362 315 Other 904 1,120 Total Revenue 52,498 48,938 1% 5%

EXPENSE Cost of Components and Services 43,350 40,141 Operating Expenses 6,746 6,346 Fundraising 307 269 Total Expense 50,403 46,756 54% 40%

Operating Change in Net Assets 2,095 2,182 Non-Operating Revenue and 276 276 Expense

Total Change in Net Assets $2,371 $2,458

8 Leadership and governance

Thomas Becker, M.D., Erik Lindell Rani Gill Officers M.B.A. Information Executive Assistant to Donald C. Berglund Medical Director Technology Manager the Mayor Chief Executive Medica Health Plans Target City of Superior 1 Officer Daniel Boulay Scott Lynch, J.D. Dan Hymans John M. Buske District Manager Interim President, Chief Executive Vice President, Cardiac Rhythm Chief Executive Officer Finance and Chief Disease Officer Ashland Memorial Financial Officer Management Blue Cross and Blue Medical Center Medtronic Shield of Minnesota Rovena Claxton Kevin Jacobsen Vice President, James Cherveny Jeff Nelson Northland’s News Organization Executive Vice Partner Center Development President, Hospital Tatum, LLC Division (Retired) Beth Johnson Jed Gorlin, M.D., M.B.A. Essentia Health Tom Whelan Public Relations Medical Director System, Duluth Executive Vice Manager and Vice President, President and Chief Essentia Health Medical and Quality Patrick Courneya, M.D. Operating Officer, System Affairs Medical Director, Nemer Fieger Health Plan Patrick Keenan Memorial Blood Centers (MBC) Ken Kieffer HealthPartners Brent L. Wilde Assistant Director of Vice President Senior Vice President Student Activities has joined forces with Nebraska of Collections, Matthew P. Dokken and Chief Financial and Leadership Recruitment, and Vice President, Officer Development Community Blood Bank (NCBB) to Production Planning Business University of University of Development, Minnesota Physicians Minnesota Duluth form Innovative Blood Resources. Judy Petersen ESPE Division Vice President, 3M Jeanne Kucera Effective August 1, 2012, MBC Technical Operations Assistant Vice James Dowiak Northland President, Human began operating as a division of Senior Vice President Advisors Resources Board of U.S. Bancorp Maurice’s the newly formed blood services Bill Bennett Directors Roger Green Chief Executive Officer Kim Pearson organization. Combined, the Vice President, LHB Dean of Continuing Thomas Heaney Strategy, Policy Education two blood centers represent Board Chair Marketing & James Cherveny WITC-Superior over 100 years of experience Managing Director Communications Executive Vice Trio Executive Search HealthEast Care President, Hospital Barb Peickert and service that will allow each System Division (Retired) Chief Executive Phillip Martin Essentia Health Officer organization to increase service Vice Chair Rita Kenyon, J.D., System, Duluth Hayward Area Partner, Oppenheimer, S.P.H.R. Memorial Hospital capabilities while providing Wolff & Donnelly Chair, Human Gary L. Doty Resource Owner/President Josh Zenner value-driven solutions to hospitals Kenneth LaChance Management Doty Development Sports Director Secretary Concordia University Group WDIO Television and other healthcare partners. Senior Vice President and Regional Timothy Kuck Ron Franzen Manager of Executive Vice Vice President, Commercial Banking President and Chief Support Services Wells Fargo Bank Operating Officer St. Luke’s Hospital 1. BOARD MEMBER ROGER GREEN with Universal Hospital Services DR. PHILIP KIBORT, Chief Medical Officer of Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.

Memorial Blood Centers provides blood products to over 30 hospitals in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, northern Minnesota, and northwestern Wisconsin. We operate 11 donor centers, conduct over 2,400 blood drives each year, and serve blood banks and other healthcare partners across the U.S. and the world.

9 Dedicated volunteers deliver superior service to help save lives

Whether greeting donors at one of our 11 donor centers, serving as a café host, blood transport driver, or community ambassador, volunteers contributed over 8,000 hours of time and talent, helping donors and hospital partners alike. Thank you.

Therese Hackenmueller

A Memorial Blood Centers volunteer for over seven years, long- time blood drive coordinator, and loyal blood donor since 1974, Therese Hackenmueller leads by example. Nearly every other week, she is welcomed at the St. Paul donor center to make a double platelet donation—a routine she has kept since 1995. 1

Always the first to step up and say, “Yes!” Therese works tirelessly as an ambassador in the community and was recently honored with the 2012 William L. Hall, Jr. Award for her unwavering commitment and dedication to the cause of blood donation. She also recently joined a very special group of only 14 other blood donors who have each given over 61 gallons of blood.

TOP BLOOD Cretin-Derham Hall Lake Superior College Our Savior’s Lutheran, Supervalu METRO AWARD DRIVE SPONSORS Delta Air Lines LHB Aurora Target Corporation WINNERS Donaldson Company Loretto Community Park Center High TCF Ameriprise Financial Dorsey & Whitney Mall of America School Thrivent Financial COMMUNITY Anderson Fabrics - Duluth Central High Maple Grove Hospital Park Nicollet Health UMD Housing and CITIZEN AWARD Blackduck School Maple Northwestern Services Residence Life Craig Hotvedt, AT&T Tower Duluth City High School Paul Bunyan UnitedHealth Group KARE 11 ATK Employees Mdewakanton Sioux Communications University of BAE Systems Eaton Corporation Community Pax Christi Catholic Minnesota DOUBLE RED AWARD Barr Engineering Eden Prairie High Medica Community U.S. Bancorp Cretin-Derham Hall Basilica of St. Mary School Minneapolis Pentair USPS Minneapolis STAT AWARD Bemidji State Enbridge Energy Community & Pine City Community Waconia Churches Steve Royal, USPS University Environmental Technical College Polaris Industries Waconia Ecumenical Minneapolis Best Buy Protection Agency, Minneapolis South Prudential Community Beth El Synagogue Duluth High School Rasmussen College Walgreens 56 DAY AWARD Big Fork Valley Essentia Health Minneapolis RBC Capital Markets Walmart Jeanne Renneke Hospital Express Scripts Southwest High Corporation Water Park of & Sue Nelson, Blue Cross and Blue GE Fleet School Richfield High School America Ameriprise Shield of Minnesota General Mills Minnesota Air Ridgeview Medical Wayzata High School Boston Scientific Grace Church National Guard 148th Center WCCO 4 COLLEGE AWARD Cargill Grand Rapids Minnesota Power Sandstone Area Wells Fargo Abhayjit Singh, Thea’s Birthday Blood American Legion Minnesota School of Businesses White Community University of Drive Grand Rapids High Business Sanford Bemidji Hospital Minnesota Carlson Companies School Minnesota Vikings Medical Center Willow River High LIFETIME Caterpillar Paving Grand Rapids RSVP Mound-Westonka Sappi Corporation School Century Link Great River Energy Community Science Museum of Xcel Energy ACHIEVEMENT C.H. Robinson Great Waters Brewing Mount Olivet Lutheran Minnesota AWARD Children’s Hospitals Company Church Seagate Roy & Rosie Spurzem, NORTHLAND Community of Loretto and Clinics of HealthEast Care MSOP, Moose Lake Select Comfort AWARD WINNERS Minnesota System Mt. Calvary Lutheran Corporation COORDINATOR Church of St. Stephen Hennepin County Church Shir Tikvah 56 DAY SPONSOR City of Minneapolis Medical Center North Memorial Synagogue Environmental OF THE YEAR Cloquet Community Hickman Chiropractic Medical Center St. Charles Borromeo Protection Agency Beth Pogatchnik, Memorial Hospital Hinckley Finlayson Northfield Senior Church Waconia Churches Cloquet High School High School Center St. Louis County COMMUNITY Coleraine Greenway Honeywell Northland Executive Employees PARTNER AWARD High School Hopkins High School Center St. Luke’s Walgreens, The College of St. IDS Center Northwestern Health Star Tribune Grand Rapids Scholastica ING Sciences University Starkey Labs COORDINATOR Community Memorial Isanti Community Oak Grove Super One Foods Hospital, Cloquet KARE 11 Presbyterian Church Superior Senior High OF THE YEAR Cook Hospital KSTP 5 Osseo High School School Jan Moore

10 To host a blood drive, visit MBC.ORG/HOST-A-DRIVE VOLUNTEERS Mike Driscoll HandsOn Twin Cities Lynn Landmark Aimee Pappenfus Teri Speltz Derek Dulek Amy Haney Carmine Langlois, Sr Molly Pease Gloria Sporer Connie Adams Michelle Dybvig- Bob Hanson Joanne Lauber William Pinckney Robin Statz Hamsa Aden Mortensen Margaret Hanson Kim Chi Le Larry Porter Phyllis Sterle Maria Amaro Hillary Erickson Michelle Hanson Connie Lee Amy Raether Dar Stong Bunny Anderson Carole Evans Rebecca Hanson Patricia Leisz Kristie Richardson Ron Stong Mary Andrews Dell Evans Carol Hatcher Molly Lindblad Laurie Richardson Bob Stratton Arletta Appelhof Kim Fealy Dennis Hatcher Martha Linder Arlen Rostvold Erin Strot Ann Arians Sandra Fevig Mary Hemmersbaugh Katie Little Mary Sacchetti Students Today Kelly Baker Terrie Francis Audrey Hendrickson Walt Lodermeier Monika Salden Leaders Forever Carolyn Beatty Dawn Frederick Rosemary Hill Connie Luebke Ruth Ann Schelinder Judy Sullivan Michael Beauchaine Denise Gabriel Marcia Hinitz Joe Lynch Pamela Scherling Xan Swenson Nicole Behm-Koep Rita Galston Charlotte Hoes Stephen Mages Maggie Schneider Crystal Taylor Chris Bonell Annette Garson Maria Huntley MariAnn Mancuso Vera Schoenecke Gayle Taylor Joanie Bonell Tarikua Gebreamanuel Mark Jacobitz Pat Marks Gayle Schreiber Justin Taylor John Borgeson Gail Genin Kecia Jacobson Benjamin Marsh Lee Schuett Shelby Taylor Cara Bothun Lisa Genis Warren John Jessica McDougall Steve Schuett Norman Teigen Susan Bratt Kevin Gibbs David Jones Tim McKnight Rachel Schwalback Kathy Thiessen John Brusegard Rita Giesler Kristin Jones Russell Merchant Lynn Seigel Araceli Turch Michelle Brusegard Katie Gillette Helen Jurkovich Donna Meuers Jim Selinsky Meg Tuttle Sharon Brusegard Peter Gillette Marilyn Kaeli Edward Meuers Gary Shulze Peg Tyler Megan Buckvold Nicolle Gleason Lowell Kalar Joan Michel Sherry Simms Abram Walters Margaret Burton Caron Goll Sue Karnitz Stacey Minnick Single Volunteers of Larry Waterman Kathy Buske Judy Goodman Duane Kelling Patricia Monaco the Twin Cities Meg Watson William Cheng Barbara Gotz Harrison Kelner Kirk Mortensen Mike Skelly Alex Weinzierl Vicki Chouinard Susan Grace Denny Kirchoff Mai-Ling Mui Chata Small Mandy Wienke Davide Cincoski Sarah Graupman Karen Koen Katie Murray Andrea Smith Dmitriy Yablochkin Michael Collins Ali Gray Amber Koenig Clara Neis David Smith Michael Yang Tim Crawley Deb Green Margaret Korolchuk Brian Nelson Judith Smith James Zarembinski Linnea Dahlin Priscilla Grillo Nick Korolchuk Steve Neuharth Kaleb Smith Barbara Daisy Elaine Grittner Alecia Kowski Megan O’Kelly Linda Smith Cheryl Davidson Therese Melissa Kraft John Olness Randy Smith Tiffany DiBona Hackenmueller Megan Kreissel Carol Ongaro Tom Smith Leah Driscoll Bill Hall Brenda LaChance Jim Palmer Nancy Soman

1. THERESE HACKENMUELLER with PHIL LOSACKER, Volunteer Services of Memorial Blood Centers 2. KATE RUBIN, Vice President - Social Responsibility, UnitedHealth Group with THOMAS HEANEY, Memorial Blood Centers Board Chair To volunteer, visit MBC.ORG/SUPPORT-MBC

Blood drive sponsors play a vital role in saving lives

Blood drives are an excellent way to bring employees, group members, and others together in the spirit of community service. And thanks to our outstanding blood drive partners—including 140 new sponsors that joined us this past year—we co-sponsored nearly 2,400 blood drives throughout the community.

UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group’s partnership with Memorial Blood Centers spans more than a quarter century and demonstrates what it means to be an outstanding corporate citizen. Beginning with its first blood drive in 1986, UnitedHealth Group currently hosts 50 blood 2 drives at 12 company locations, with employees donating over 1,300 units of blood in 2012—a 6-percent increase over the previous year. In honor of its legacy of support, UnitedHealth Group was presented with the 2012 Dr. William A. O’Brien Community Service Award for organizational achievement in creating awareness of the importance of blood donation.

11 Financial contributors keep us strong

Memorial Blood Centers is grateful to all our financial contributors, including individuals, organizations and foundations. Your generosity ensures the life-saving services we provide will be available for generations to come. Thank you. 1

FOUNDATIONS Target Corporation U.S. Autoforce John and Kathy Buske Ron and Cher Franzen Rick and Miki Walmart Foundation Universal Hosptial Jeanne Corwin Jed Gorlin, M.D, M.B.A. Blackmon $10,000+ Wells Fargo Services John De Rosier Amy Gudmestad Clara Bleak Foundation for Wine Merchants Matthew and Amy Michael and Carol Gary and Sally Bluem America’s Blood Type O Sponsors Dokken Gunderson Debra Boardman Centers $1,500 Thomas Flynn Gayle Hafner Jeff and Lisa Bollinger Fred C. and Katherine PLANNED & Abbott Laboratories ESTATE GIFTS Greg and Lynn Funfar Hamel Lions Michael Brink B. Andersen BWBR Architects General Blood Vonette Hancock Debbie Buczynski Foundation Essentia Health Mary LaChance Michael Hickman Mike and Sue Hangge Timothy and Joan Randy Shaver Cancer Grain Millers Peg McQuillan Dave and Kris Jones Hartmann Consulting Bykowski Research and Hunt Electric David and Gayle Mary Keefer Hawk Ridge Art Brian Carl Community Fund Maurice’s Poretti Patrick and Mary Anna Marie Henry Robert and Mary Jane Memorial Medical June Stern (deceased) Keenan Thomas Judd Carlson $5000 - $9999 Center Rita Kenyon, J.D, SPHR Suzanne and Robert Glenn and Kathleen AgStar Financial Walman Optical CONTRIBUTORS Ken Kieffer Karnitz Carlson Services Timothy Kuck Rachel Kraby Sandra Cassidy Ameriprise Financial Other Sponsors $2000+ Kenneth and Brenda Timothy and Jeanne Tony Castillo and Community Relations Blue Cross and Blue Community Health LaChance Kucera Jennifer LaChance Program Shield of Minnesota Charities Minnesota John and Susan Lakehead Trucking Castillo Miller-Dwan Boise Cascade Bill and Betsy Cook Lindstrom Mike and Michelle James and Judith Foundation Fairview University Gregory Haffely Phillip and Lori Martin Liebl Cherveny TCF Foundation Medical Center- Larrie and Kathryn Nancy McVean Luther Infiniti of Peter Christensen Mesabi Pittelko David and Mari Meyer Bloomington Tyler Clark WHATS YOUR TYPE? Felhaber Larson Aaron and Angie Mutual Fund Store Dale Mensch Peter Coghlan SPONSORS Fenlon and Vogt Weber Margi Olson Nexus Janet Conn Flair Print Mike and Melinda Pat Bartus Continental Carbonic Presenting Sponsor $1000 - $1999 $10,000 Communications Perfect Construction Products Haldorson and Anonymous Betsey Perry, M.D. Quilted Treasures of Bill and Sherry Cooper UnitedHealth Group Pincombe Investment Donald and Cindy Judy Petersen Rogers Paul and Danielle Berglund Media Sponsor Advisors Bill and Melody John and Christine Cooper Daniel and Judy Sawyer Schiltz Richard Cramer Minnesota Monthly Boulay Karl and Kim Rodney and Jennifer James Crook Joe and Wendy Schwichtenberg Schwarzrock Elizabeth Crozier Type AB Sponsor Capetz $7,500 Larry Silber and Jane Judith Sharken Simon Julie Dahl Renee Birman Binder Bob Sherman Dellwood Financial Roche Gary and Marcia Phyllis Sperling The Cliff Foundation Services Diagnostics Vision: Doty Albert Starshak United Way of Greater Tim and Lynn Dennis Corporation To delight Roger Green Tankenoff Families Twin Cities Blaine Diesslin Thomas Heaney Foundation Abram Walters Dennis and Nickie Type B Pamela Sponsors our customers Dan and Trudy Ryan and Melissa Dillon Hermann Thompson Weber Ernest and Mary $5,000 and be the best Hubbard Donaldson Tom and Marty Whelan J. Scott Webster Dorn Broadcasting Brent and Lynn Wilde David and Judy Melissa Downey Company blood center Foundation Hays Wenzel David Drown Philip and Susan $250-$499 Douglas and Diane James Duncan Companies in America. Jones Liberty Mutual Jim and Kristi Allen Wild Bob and Jill Edelstein Kinship Partners John and Barbara Wendy Engelman RJF Agencies Aaron McGuire $100-$249 U.S. Bancorp Arnold Jeffrey Engels Warren and Mary Rudy Bayer Dennis and Judith James Eppel, Jr. Lynn Staley Karen Bjorkman Abbott Sandra Eubanks Type A Sponsors Leo and Chris Stern $2,500 Michael Buckner Donna Alexander Robert Evander Hayward Area Peter Stuart Steve and Lori Carlson Michael and Donovan and Kathy AlivePromo Robert Tetzloff Anonymous Memorial Hospital Don and Sharon Dominique Allinder Frank Jigsaw Unlimited Timothy Kuck Christensen Nichole Andersen Iris Freeman Bauer Built Keith and Robin Best Buy Minnesota Power Rovena Claxton Holly Anderson Michael and Karen Rainy Lake Medical Walters Patrick Courneya, M.D. Naseem Ansari Frey Blattner Energy Terri Welch BNSF Railway Center Margaret Courtney Kathy Avellallemant Patricia Frey RBC Tile and Stone Eric Doan Gary Bachowski Sean Gaskell CaridianBCT-Terumo $500 - $999 Delta Air Lines Regency Beauty Miguel and Ann Dobon Julia Beauchaine Fred Gedelman Institute William Bloomer III Essentia Health Bill Bennett Rebecca Geyer Fenwal Dorothy Bohnen Gray Plant Mooty Republic Bank Excelen-Center Ben Berry Rani Gill Sam’s Club Darrell Boyd for Bone & Joint Best & Flanagan Cathy Gillman McGough Paul and Cindy Burr Medica Foundation Foundation Research Jay Binder Morris Gjessing Shapco Printing Shakopee WE HAVE MADE EVERY EFFORT TO ACCURATELY HONOR OUR CONTRIBUTORS. 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Smiley CBRE Phil Losacker The St. Paul Hotel Julie Gudmestad Bradley Linzie Gwenn Smith Chanhassen Dinner Manny’s Ken and Phyllis Tohm Jennifer Halbert Mindy Lipski Robert and Elaine Theatres Marquette Hotel Toro Giving Program David and Lindsey Thomas Loftus Smith Cities97 McGough Two & Co. 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Licensed by the FDA, and accredited by AABB and CLIA, we operate 11 donor centers and conduct hundreds of blood drives each month to sustain the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

Meet Sammy

Born at just 26 weeks, little Sammy weighed only 2 pounds, 10.5 ounces. The first days were tenuous. His heart rate fell. He suffered a massive bleed and lost nearly a third of the blood in his small body.

Today Sammy is a healthy and active 7-year-old—thanks to the generous blood donors who helped save his life.

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