A Pint for Kim is expected to be the largest single-day blood drive in the history of state.
A Pint for Kim Blood Drive is happening at Naperville North High School. Blood donations are being collected in honor of Kim Sandford.People are rolling up their sleeves for a blood drive at Naperville North High School that could set a state record.
The blood drive is named in honor of Kimberley Benedyk Sandford. It began in 2020, when Kim, a wife and mother of two boys, was battling a cancer so rare that her case was one in 10 million. Kim was involved in the creation of the effort, and her wish was to have it continue. Hundreds keep turning out each year."It is pretty amazing when you think about it. It's people helping people, and so it just struck a chord with us. Kim really felt like, 'Wow, I really want to give this back.' And, she told her doctor one time, kind of joking, she said, 'We'll give this back 10-fold.' But, she was wrong, because it's been more like 100-fold.
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