JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 A two-day blood drive is happening soon in Northeast Florida at a popular restaurant chain. <\/p>\n
You can make a difference all while this specific donation event is paying tribute to one woman. <\/p>\n
Lilly Kishore\u2019s mother had no shortage of words to describe her daughter. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe was really ambitious, but super sweet,\u201d said Malia Kishore about Lilly. \u201cI don\u2019t know how she managed that. She was ambitious as a student. She knew exactly what she wanted to do. She went for it and got it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lilly played lacrosse in at Skidmore College in New York. She had her sights on pursuing a career in psychology.<\/p>\n
Lilly never made it to graduate school at Columbia University.<\/p>\n
She died in May 2021 from sudden cardiac arrest. Lilly was just 21 years old. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe was able to let life lead her to new decisions,\u201d Malia said. \u201cJust a really giving kid. We were lucky to have her for 21 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lilly was a consistent blood donor starting at 16 years old after losing a friend to leukemia. <\/p>\n
The Kishores have cousins who own a Culver\u2019s franchise in Florida.<\/p>\n
Since Lilly died, they started having annual blood drives in her honor.<\/p>\n
Those same blood drives have made their way up to northeast Florida.<\/p>\n
OneBlood is hosting blood drives at 8 local Culver\u2019s locations on Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11.<\/p>\n
Times and Locations:<\/p>\n
Culver\u2019s Blood Drives April 10th<\/p>\n
2PM-7PM<\/p>\n
4768 Hodges Boulevard, Jacksonville<\/p>\n
11AM-4PM<\/p>\n
7923 Parramore Road, Jacksonville<\/p>\n
2PM-7PM<\/p>\n
2620 Stratton Boulevard, St. Augustine<\/p>\n
Culver\u2019s Blood Drives April 11th<\/p>\n
11AM-4PM<\/p>\n
7818 Gate Parkway, Jacksonville<\/p>\n
11AM-4PM<\/p>\n
1767 Blanding Boulevard, Middleburg<\/p>\n
11AM-4PM<\/p>\n
101 Monument Road, Jacksonville<\/p>\n
11AM-4PM<\/p>\n
3433 US Highway 1, St. Augustine<\/p>\n
11AM-4PM<\/p>\n
463731 State Road 200, Yulee<\/p>\n
Pat Michaels, who is OneBlood\u2019s director of media in public relations, says donations of any blood type are welcome.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe need for blood donations never stops,\u201d Michaels said. \u201cWe have people who go to trauma units, emergency rooms, routine surgeries, cancer treatment that have to happen every single day. That is why we operate seven days a week to make sure the hospital patients have the blood that they need. We never know when we may need it or a member of our own family [may] need a blood transfusion.\u201d<\/p>\n
This way of helping people is also helping this mother who is also navigating through her own grief.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo lose someone so young and who had such great ambitions for the world, and not just herself, and to have people remember that and give of themselves [means a lot], Malia said. \u201dPeople who donate blood, that is a hard thing to do.”<\/p>\n
Those planning to donate blood at this drive will receive a Culver\u2019s coupon, a $20 eGift card, a OneBlood umbrella and a wellness checkup including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count and cholesterol screening.<\/p>\n
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