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Gaskins Vice President of Donor Systems Office: (727) 568-2146 Cellular: (727) 656-8441 Email: jgaskins@fbsblood.org FBS In The News 11/12/08 Major Blood Centers Merge 11/09/08 Expanded Wesley Chapel Blood Donor Center Unveiled 10/21/08 USF Poly Was Out for Blood at Homecoming 09/27/08 Blood, From Owner To Donor 09/16/08 Florida Blood Services helps with blood supplies in Houston 09/14/08 Big Turnout for Florida Blood Services 08/26/08 Be a Life Saver 08/13/08 Bloodmobile Fills in for Closed Donor Office 08/12/08 Local Blood Donation on Path to Saving a Life 08/08/08 LRMC Taps Into New Supply of Blood 05/10/08 LRMC Bringing New Blood-Bank Firm to Polk 04/09/08 Bradenton woman donates 100 gallons of blood 04/09/08 Blood donor, 71, reaches milestone 04/09/08 Woman donates 100 gallons of blood 03/10/08 Race organizers step up for bone marrow registry 02/27/08 Blood centers announce their plan to merge 02/27/08 Blood bank merger 'good' for Manatee 02/25/08 A living gift 02/21/08 Donating runs in Southeast students' blood 02/14/08 A 100-gallon reason to party 01/09/08 School Responds After Accident 01/09/08 Students Donate Blood For Accident Victims 01/09/08 Perfect Bone Marrow Match Found 10/21/07 The faithful blood donor 08/06/07 Summer slowdown 05/30/07 Military asks Florida Blood Services for help 05/26/07 Blood Donor Hits 70-Gallon Mark 04/19/07 Plasma for Soldiers 11/10/06 Florida Blood Services ships "liquid gold" to help save soldiers’ lives in Iraq 10/30/06 New blood test ups efficiency, lowers cost 10/30/06 Florida Blood Services needs donors to help injured soldiers 10/05/06 Hidden Hero - 9/11 brings out the spirit of volunteerism in a Largo woman 09/14/06 Florida Blood Services collecting plasma for military 08/23/06 Are you 16? Donate blood! 08/18/06 Florida Blood Services lets 16-year-olds give blood 07/09/06 Giving is in his blood 05/25/06 Roy's passion: Helping people by donating blood 01/18/06 Retiree not ‘vein’ about donating blood 01/18/06 January is National Blood Donor Month 01/16/06 Humor gives blood donor ads an edge 09/08/05 Florida blood donations keep the national supply flowing 06/16/05 Festival pumps up hispanics to donate blood 01/28/05 High school kids roll up sleeves for a good fight 11/27/04 Florida Blood Services to help test for deadly bug 09/03/04 Florida Blood Services works to attract donors, subdue shortage 04/02/04 Cryo-Cell appoints Mair medical director 08/11/03 Florida Blood Services gains partner 06/04/03 Sending lifelines, by gallons 04/10/03 Blood donors fill military need 04/01/03 Florida Blood Services fills order from the military 03/05/03 Supplier to test blood for bacteria 02/05/03 Florida Blood Services agrees to supply military 11/16/02 Drive seeks black marrow donors 10/11/02 Blood bank pumping 01/04/02 Florida Blood launches partnership program 09/18/01 Angel Flights delivers blood, hope to attack victims 09/13/01 Blood donors gladly wait for hours to do their part 09/13/01 Carnage spurs outpouring of human spirit 09/13/01 Standing. Waiting. Yet doing so much 09/12/01 Donors line up with blood, compassion 09/12/01 People roll up sleeves to help 07/09/01 Profile: Jane Riley Leach 04/08/01 Westchase blood drives are a cut above the rest 11/16/00 One-in-a-Million Donor Match Saves Life 07/13/99 Be patriotic: Donate blood 08/26/98 Blood bank consolidates under one roof Press Releases 11/21/08 Lakewood Ranch Donor Center Expands Outreach 11/12/08 Florida Blood Supply Gets Boost 10/24/08 Transplant Recipient to Meet Marrow and Platelet Donors 10/17/08 Florida Blood Services Offers Free Marrow Registry Enrollment 09/17/08 Blood Donors Aid in Recovery from Hurricane Ike 09/08/08 Florida Blood Services Hosts Patriot Day of Remembrance on 9/11 08/06/08 FBS Stocks Shelves At Lakeland Regional Medical Center 08/05/08 Wesley Chapel Donor Center Closing During Expansion 06/17/08 Florida Blood Services Rolls Out First Fully Automated Bloodmobile 04/28/08 FBS First in Florida to Utilize Improved Blood Storage Bags 04/21/08 Congressman C.W. Bill Young To Address High School Heroes 02/11/08 Florida Blood Services And Northwest Florida Blood Center Form Regional Alliance 02/11/08 Local Blood Donations Aid In Disaster Relief 02/06/08 Platelet Donors Save Lives Of Those Injured In The Tornados In Tennessee 11/30/07 MySpace Helps Save One Year Old Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient 10/05/07 Pat Pedraja To Meet The First Match From "DRIVING FOR DONORS" Campaign 10/02/07 Chris Simms to thank blood donors at St. Joseph's Hospital blood drive 08/21/07 Wachovia Gift to Save Lives 08/01/07 Judy B. Smith named President of Florida Association of Blood Banks 07/07/07 Florida Blood Services has new lifeline to save lives 05/25/07 US Military asks Florida Blood Services to provide additional AB blood plasma shipments 05/01/07 Riverview High School receives Honorary America's Blood Centers award 04/03/07 Donald Doddridge named President of America’s Blood Centers 01/23/07 Information about Transfusion-Related-Acute-Lung Injury (TRALI) - Female donors still needed to help save lives 11/06/06 Deferral period for cancer changes 10/30/06 AB blood plasma saves soldiers' lives 09/25/06 Blood donors sending get well wishes to Chris Simms 08/14/06 16-year-olds now able to donate blood 05/11/06 Exceptional leader recognized in Tampa Bay 05/11/06 CEO of Florida Blood Services elected as next President of America’s Blood Centers Blogs 07/15/08 Give Blood, Help a Servicemember 02/25/08 Blood Donors Needed! 10/11/07 Bleeding for USF 07/27/07 Do YOU share this habit? 07/12/07 10 Gallon Mark 08/26/06 Blood donation Other Media Did You Know... 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