To celebrate National Blood Donor Month, LifeStream Blood Bank launched a creative and engaging fundraising campaign called Operation SOS (Shave or Save), designed to raise awareness, inspire blood donations, and support local patients in need. The concept was simple: participants nominated friends, family members, or coworkers to shave their facial hair—or even their heads—if a fundraising goal was reached. Supporters could contribute either [...]
The theme of the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP) 20th annual Greater Palm Springs Summit was Data. Opportunity. Growth., to highlight the regional economic opportunities and strategic goals for sustainable, diversified growth in the Coachella Valley. “We chose Data. Opportunity. Growth. as the theme as it aligns with the core goals of our updated economic development strategy, and reflects our vision for [...]
Earlier this year, the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP) began holding a monthly forum specifically designed for entrepreneurs and innovators. The free event, which takes place the second Wednesday of the month, is an idea exchange, designed to take the individual’s concept, program, or product to the next level. Each month’s eye-opening Raw Truth presentation gives a jumping off point for conversations, and ample [...]
Like most nonprofit organizations, when the pandemic hit, the team at LifeStream Blood Bank was forced to cancel all their in-person fundraising events. LifeStream is a nonprofit, local, comprehensive blood bank that provides blood products and services to more than 80 Southern California hospitals in six counties. As an organization that relies on both blood donations and financial donations in order to [...]
CV Water Counts (CVWaterCounts.com), a collaborative of the valley’s six water agencies, recently launched a Poster Contest to create awareness of the importance of water conservation. The contest is open to all students in the Coachella Valley at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. They are invited to create a poster which depicts water being used wisely at home, in the [...]