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OneBood Mission Heroes Are Making it their Duty to Assist those who are Donating Blood

OneBlood team members at Tampa Bay’s donation center are on the front lines saving the lives of those with their continuous efforts.

“My favorite part of this job is saving lives,” said Elayne Hill a team member at One Blood.

There is no other job Elayne Hill can imagine; she wants to be right here at OneBlood whether it is on a Big Red Bus or here at a donation center.

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NEWSSarina Fazan
Zips Dry Cleaners Is Celebrating National Teddy Bear Day

You’ve seen front-line teddy bears uniting neighborhoods during the coronavirus crisis. Now those cuddly buddies are getting their very own spa day, compliments of ZIPS Dry Cleaners, just in time for National Teddy Bear Day! Today through Friday at 7 PM, you can bring your teddy bears to ZIPS Dry Cleaners, located at 2206 South Dale Mabry, Tampa, FL 33629, so they can get the relaxing bubble bath they deserve!

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Youth Ambassadors of Where Love Grows Give Back to their Community by Donating Dozens of School Supplies to Students

Sarina Fazan is at Potter Elementary School with the young men who were featured on her “On The Record With Sarina Fazan” Podcast. Teenagers Adam Constable, Daniel Fuentes, Tyler Girsch, Cole Mangan, and Carter Dill, youth ambassadors of the Where Love Grows nonprofit, are holding an event where they are taking action by raising money for school supplies.

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How Masks Are Leading to More Eye Surgeries

Sarina Fazan speaks with Dr. Hunter Newsom, founder of Newsom Eye, to discuss how masks are leading to more eye surgeries.

Sarina describes her friend and financial advisor Dave Duquette’s inquiry about LASIK surgery to Dr. Newsom. She says, “He was wearing a mask at Disney Springs, and his glasses kept getting fogged up.”

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Donating Convalescent Plasma is Saving Lives in Tampa Bay

Sarina Fazan interviews citizens and healthcare workers who are encouraging those to become convalescent plasma donors.

Michael Seymour has made donating convalescent plasma a routine. He has already donated three times. Every time he is eligible, you will find him onboard OneBlood’s Big Red Bus doing his part to help combat COVID-19.

For Seymour and others like him, each donation is deeply personal.

“My wife passed away from the virus, and it’s the least I can do to help others,” said Seymour

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SHIFTERS SHAPE FUTURES: Nonprofit Offers Training Programs for Autism Community

Through their online programs, the nonprofit Autism Shifts offers specialized training to individuals on the autism spectrum, their families, and caregivers, helping to shift their understanding of the diagnosis and to provide a path to a more joyful future. The team at Autism Shifts has experienced this training first-hand and is proof that the programs work. Sarina Fazan takes a closer look at the virtual programs that are now enrolling and what the Autism Shifts team is doing today to shift the future of autism.

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NEWSSarina Fazan
FLORIDA COUPLE DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19 URGE PEOPLE TO DONATE CONVALESCENT PLASMA

Eduardo and Christine Juarez, just celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary. They’ve had a lot of great times and tough times, but this year, a test of strength they never imagined. They now have oxygen machines in their home just to help them breathe after both of them were diagnosed with the coronavirus.

The couple received convalescent plasma donations through OneBlood. They said it saved their lives and now they are determined to pay it forward.

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