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Houchin Blood Bank hosting blood drive in honor of Brayden

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Houchin Community Blood Bank is hosting a blood drive in honor of Brayden. 

Brayden Eidenshink is a Bakersfield boy who had been on a heart transplant list for close to four and a half years before receiving a heart transplant

The blood drive will be held Monday, November 5 through Wednesday, November 7 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at any one of two Houchin Donor Centers. 

The blood drive is set to honor Fight Like Brayden Day on Wednesday, November 7. Donors are also asked to wear red. 

The two Houchin Donor Centers are located at:

  • 11515 Bolthouse Drive
  • 5901 Truxtun Avenue

Bakersfield, CA

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