RIVAL FANS COMPETE; AND THIS TIME, IT'S FOR BLOOD.Byline: Jennifer Hamm Staff Writer The cross-town rivalry between Trojans and Bruins is always fierce. But this year, the competition is getting bloody. The first-ever Big Game Blood Drive has scores of fans trying to outdo their rivals by donating blood and platelets on behalf of their team. Donors chalk up one point when they donate blood and three points when they give platelets. ``I've had people come in and say, `I'm so scared but I'll be damned if I'm going to let the other team win,' '' said Tim Smith Tim Smith is a common name. Notable people with the name Tim Smith include:
The center at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center is a hospital in Burbank, California, USA. The hospital has 455 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. It's adress is: 501 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91505. is among 16 hospitals as far north as Northridge and as far south as Irvine participating in the drive that started Labor Day Weekend. The campaign will continue until Nov. 20, when the football teams meet on the field. The winner of the drive will be announced during halftime. The ``Beat SC'' mantra has inspired Bruin fans to the early lead, with the Westside school ahead by more than 60 points. Jack Arnold of Burbank gave platelets Friday and made sure UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX got the three points. He may not be an alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. but he's a fan. ``It's fun to have these things,'' said Arnold, 57. ``It brings some awareness'' to the need for blood. Los Angeles-area residents donate blood at the lowest level in the country, Smith said. That, coupled with a traditional shortage during the holiday season, made the idea for a fall blood drive attractive. The 16 hospitals that make up the Southern California Hospital Recruitment Alliance pooled resources and decided to capitalize on the rivalry to increase donations. ``We've had a lot of new faces across the 16 hospitals,'' Smith said. Susan Pollack, blood bank supervisor at the Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. , attributes 45 units of blood to the drive. ``They see the sign (outside the center) and say, `I'm a big fan. I haven't donated in a while. Maybe I should,' '' Pollack said. At the UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , new donors have been stopping by to win points for their team and donate blood or platelets. The UCLA Blood & Platelet Center is expected to collect an additional 1,000 units before the big game, said Linda Goss, community liaison for the center. Fun for fans, however, isn't the primary concern. ``We just want people to donate,'' said Goss. ``The patients are the ones who really win.'' Hospitals participating in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. include Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills and Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks Hopital (SOH) is an 153 bed acute care facility in Sherman Oaks, California, USA and is home of world renowned the Grossman Burn Center. SOH is owned and operated by Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. and Health Center. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Left, Grace Go, R.N., takes blood from Jack Arnold and Rosalie Ramirez at the Ralph M. Parsons Blood Donor Center in Burbank. The center is one of several Valley blood banks taking blood and platelets as part of the USC-UCLA blood-drive contest. Phil McCarten/Staff Photographer |
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