Santa Clarita, CA – Congressman Mike Garcia (R, CA-25) today joined his team of local volunteers in hosting a blood drive to support Santa Clarita’s Henry Mayo Hospital and City of Hope.
In Garcia’s Saturday of Service event for the month of May, the congressman led the way, donating blood along with a group of nearly 50 committed volunteers at his SCV campaign headquarters. Today’s donations will be used to treat patients at Henry Mayo Hospital and City of Hope.
“With the pandemic causing a severe nationwide blood shortage in our hospitals and blood banks, it is more important than ever that we support those in need with our donations,” said Garcia. “Giving blood is an incredible way to make sure people suffering from severe health conditions can continue to receive the treatment they need, and I am proud of what Team Garcia was able to do here today to support that goal.”
Today’s blood drive follows last month’s Saturday of Service food drive, in which Team Garcia delivered over 1,000 pounds of much-needed food items to the SCV Food Pantry.
This event comes as the latest in a long line of efforts from Garcia and his team aimed at supporting the local community, especially as California families have had to cope with the effects of the pandemic and lockdowns. With charity as a core tenet of Garcia’s campaign, his volunteers have hosted a number of community events in addition to the congressman’s personal donations to local charities, including organizations supporting our local law enforcement heroes, veterans, underprivileged students and folks battling cancer.
Community members interested in joining the Team Garcia Squadron can sign up to volunteer at ElectMikeGarcia.com.
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Mike Garcia believes in a strong national defense and is a pro-business, pro-taxpayer, political outsider with nearly 20 years of service to this country as one of the first Super Hornet strike fighter pilots in the Navy and is a highly decorated US Naval Officer. Garcia is a first-generation American whose father immigrated to the US in 1959 and has lived in the 25th district for nearly all of his life. Garcia lives in Santa Clarita with his wife and two sons. He was elected to Congress on May 12, 2020, winning a Special Election with 55% and becoming the first California Republican to flip a Democrat seat since 1998.
The 25th district encompasses the cities of Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, Palmdale, Lancaster and the northern part of the San Fernando Valley. The median income is $76,866 and the ethnic breakdown is 45.8% White, 8% Black, 7.7% Asian and 35.3% Hispanic.
To learn more about Mike and his campaign for Congress, visit ElectMikeGarcia.com.
