COVID19 Resources

1st Thursday is going virtual again next Thursday, August 6 from 6:30-8pm via the zoom app. If you don’t already have the zoom app please add it to your device between now and then and at the time of the event enter the following…
Meeting ID: 81097052900
Password: 1218

Join OAYB for a virtual social gathering and women empowerment event. Let’s connect during this time of social distancing and get to know like minded women, learn something new, or just simply decompress.

Our Speaker:
Patty Ross of Golden State Marketing, a native Angeleno, has well over 20 years experience in marketing and has been in the online space since 1998 where she developed an e-commerce program for a gourmet gift company into a million dollar business. She has spent 15 years helping the wine industry gain traction online and has since branched out to help other industries grow their brands including restaurant, financial, legal, health and beauty, motorsports, landscape design, political activism and non profits. Golden State Marketing, and her other business, California Wine Marketing, were founded in 2006.
Patty enjoys speaking on various marketing topics to help business owners understand the importance of marketing their brand online and offline.

Topic:
Marketing Plan 101 – Creating Your Roadmap To Success
Before you go any further, know exactly where you need to go! That holds true for life in general, but also when it comes to marketing your business. Without a map, you could wander off course and waste your time and money.

This workshop will teach you the basics of building a marketing plan including:
–Defining Your Business with SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
–Defining Your Target Audience
–Developing a Budget
–Creating strategies using the 6 P’s (Product, Price, Promotion, People, Process and Physical Evidence)
–Determining your best marketing channels for educating your customers, generating leads, and developing brand awareness.

RECOVERED FROM COVID-19? Your plasma may help other patients.

While COVID-19 has no proven treatment, plasma donated by those who have recovered (called convalescent plasma) may help patients fighting COVID-19. This is because your body has developed antibodies against the virus. Historically, convalescent plasma has been successfully used to treat similar diseases such as the Spanish Flu, SARS, MERS, and H1N1.​

How do I qualify to donate convalescent plasma?

The first step is to fill out a form at scbloodbank.org/donateplasma to express interest. CCP donors without computer access can contact San Diego Blood Bank’s Research Team directly at: 619-400-8182.

You may qualify if you had:
– A positive test (including a positive antibody test) and have not had symptoms for 28 days.
– A positive test, have not had symptoms for 14 days, and have a subsequent negative PCR test.
– Symptoms and no test. Please fill out the form as more testing options may become available.
– Donors must also meet the standard requirements for blood donation and will be screened at the time of donation.

What if I don’t have a copy of my test results?

Southern California Blood Bank can work with your healthcare provider to obtain proper records.

How many people will my donation help?

Each plasma donation is usually 800-1000 mL and one dose for a COVID-19 patient is 200-250 mL. Your donation can help as many as 3-4 people fight this virus!

What is the process for donating plasma?

Plasma is donated through a process called apheresis. Your blood is collected and processed in real time to separate the plasma and return the rest of the blood components (red blood cells and platelets) back to you. The entire process, including registration and recovering in the canteen area for 15 minutes post donation takes approximately 75 minutes.

How often can I donate plasma?

Normal plasma donation intervals are every 4 weeks. Depending on how much is donated at one time, you may be able to donate convalescent plasma more frequently. Southern California Blood Bank will work with you directly to determine what is appropriate.

What COVID-19 safety measures are in place?

As for COVID safety measures a lot of those questions can be answered using our FAQs from our website: https://www.sandiegobloodbank.org/frequently-asked-questions-regarding-covid-19

For questions, please contact Rosalinda.Catamisan@tmmc.com or call the Blood Donor Center at 310-517-4647.