5th Annual Sports-San Diego Blood and Food Drive Helps Stock Shelves Heading Holiday Season

Help Stock the Shelves by Donating Blood and Food at the 5th Annual Sports San Diego Blood & Food Drive Presented by Kaiser Permanente

Schedule an Appointment to Donate at the Sports San Diego Blood and Food Drive

Sports San Diego, San Diego Blood Bank, and San Diego Food Bank are hosting a blood and food drive as we head into the holidays - a time of year when donations are greatly needed.

Come donate blood to help Southern California hospital patients and bring a non-perishable food item for the San Diego Food Bank. Blood donors will receive a limited-edition Sports San Diego t-shirt (pictured above) while supplies last, and a raffle entry to win a pair of tickets to the inaugural Rady Children’s Invitational, a two-day men’s college basketball tournament tipping off Thanksgiving Day. There will also be a raffle entry to win a pair of tickets to the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl on 12/27 at Petco Park.

• WHAT: 5th Annual Sports San Diego Blood and Food Drive presented by Kaiser Permanente
• WHEN: Thursday, November 16, 2023, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm | RAIN OR SHINE
• WHERE: Grossmont Center – 5500 Grossmont Center Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942 (West Court next to Chuze Fitness)

Blood Drive Details

Appointments are recommended and will be honored first. Walk-ins are also welcome. Please allow approximately ~1 hour to donate blood. Bring Photo ID (with date of birth) and arrive hydrated. To donate blood, you must be 17 years old, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and be in general good health. View FAQs.

Click here to schedule an appointment or call (619) 400-8251.

Food Drive Details

The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank is accepting donations of shelf-stable food items to help feed families in need this holiday season. 

All food pantry donations will be delivered to the Food Bank’s warehouse after the drive, where the donations will be sorted, and then distributed to local individuals and families facing food insecurity throughout the county.

• If you are donating blood, there will be food donation barrels near blood donor check-in and registration
• If you are NOT donating blood, drop off areas will be located at the registration tent and will be present throughout the event

The Food Bank’s “most needed food items” include:

• canned meats and fish canned vegetables
• canned fruits
• jars of peanut butter
• oatmeal
• cereals
• pastas

Download the Sports San Diego Blood and Food Drive Promotional Flyer (PDF)