Recap and Photos: Cartoonists Draw Blood - American Red Cross Blood Drive 2019

On October 26, 2019, I organized the seventh annual "Cartoonists Draw Blood" blood drive event with the American Red Cross. The event works like a regular blood drive, however blood donors get to meet local cartoonists and take home an original piece of art created for them as a "thank you."

Thanks to the cartoonists who donated their time and talents: Hannah Churn, Al Goodwyn, Carolyn Belefski, and Matt Rawson. Troy-Jeffrey Allen was there for moral support.

Thanks to Joe Carabeo for photographing the event and to the folks at Holy Trinity Catholic Church for providing the venue. Rich and Chris were leading the charge at the front check-in desk and letting the donors know we were visible and ready to draw!

Thanks to our sponsors: Cartoonists Draw Blood, American Red Cross, National Cartoonists Society

Thanks also to Prince William Times for the article: https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/saving-lives-american-red-cross-and-national-cartoonists-society-partner/article_bd70a3ad-2a8f-5cc6-bf0d-50bfa0a93984.html

The results of the drive are fantastic: 43 total donors, 13 first time donors, 42 units collected, 126 potential lives saved

More photos can be found in the gallery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/CurlsStudio/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10157603630992381

We hope to be announcing more Cartoonists Draw Blood news in the future -- thanks to all who participated!

XOXO,

Carolyn