Men’s Ministries is looking for your help and support to:

Clean Up Arroyo Vista Community Park After Moorpark’s 3rd of July Fireworks Extravaganza

Sunday, July 4th
from 7:00am – 11:00am*

A Community Service Project:
You, your hands and feet are needed
A desire to give back to your community
No prior experience necessary
Open to all and all ages
Meets community service hours requirements for youth

We will supply water, trash bags, grip-grabs and rakes (limited supply of tools). We encourage you to bring your own grip-grab, rake and blower to assist us, if so desired.

Please bring a hat, sunscreen, gloves and an additional water bottle.

Volunteer forms need to be completed for each adult and youth. Click HERE for adult and HERE for youth. Click HERE to let us know if you are coming to help!

Sponsored by Men’s Ministries at Moorpark Presbyterian Church for over 15 years!!

Moorpark Parks and Recreation Department pays MPC $300 for helping clean up after the 3rd of July fireworks show, and all proceeds go directly to support Men’s Ministries at MPC.

*The last few years, cleanup was easy and the service project was about 90 minutes.

Please contact the office for questions.

Enjoy some pictures from a prior park clean up:

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What a blessing…All blood donation slots have been filled for this Saturday, May 15 on the Moorpark Presbyterian Church campus.

Share your story! When you give blood, you are part of something bigger than yourself. Please share your story HERE.

Click HERE to learn more about Vitalant, including locating other donation sites.

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Click HERE to learn more about Vitalant.

Please consider signing up to give blood. All safety protocols are followed; masks and distancing required. Your time and generosity will save lives.

Donating Blood Makes an Impact

When you give blood with Vitalant, you have the potential to help hospital patients within your community and, when the need arises, others across the country.

When extreme weather and unforeseen tragedies occur, Vitalant’s experienced nationwide team members jump into action to quickly deliver blood where it’s needed most. The benefits of our larger footprint are vast, including leveraging the coast-to-coast network of donation centers so every donation has the potential to impact more lives.

Many people believe that most blood is needed after major disasters. However, daily personal emergencies and ongoing medical needs of thousands of patients require a constant and ready blood supply. It’s the blood already on hospital shelves that saves lives.

Every day in the U.S., patients in hospitals, surgical centers and emergency treatment facilities need approximately:

36,000 units of red blood cells
7,000 units of platelets
10,000 units of plasma

Read more about everyday people whose lives have been transformed by the generosity of others at Vitalant.org.

To donate at MPC on March 13, click HERE to register.

Please consider signing up to give blood. All safety protocols are followed; masks and distancing required. Your time and generosity will save lives.

How Different Types of Blood Donation Help Patients
Every blood donation you make has an amazing impact on the world–it can save lives.

But did you know there are different types of blood donation? The typical donation is one pint of whole blood, but special equipment allows us to collect parts of your blood separately. These parts are called blood components. This process is called apheresis. While apheresis donations take a little more of your time (from an extra 30 minutes to two hours depending on donation type), these special donations help hospitals to better meet the needs of patients.

Whole Blood Donation

During a whole blood donation, about one pint of your blood is collected. After we test it, the donation is separated into components, like red blood cells and plasma, to help patients in need.

Patients helped: Most often trauma and surgery patients

Recommended Blood Types: All types

Total time: 1 hour
Donation time: 15 minutes

How often you can donate: Every 56 days

Power Red or Double Red Cell Donation

A Power Red donation uses an automated process that removes twice the amount of red cells as a whole blood donation, then returns your platelets and plasma to you.

Patients helped: Pediatric patients, trauma or surgery patients, people with anemia

Recommended Blood Types: O-, O+, A-, B-

Total time: 1.5 to 2 hours
Donation time: 30 to 45 minutes

How often you can donate: Every 112 days up to 3 times a year

Platelet Donation (This is not offered at the MPC donation site. Please go to Vitalant.org for more information about how and where to donate).

Platelets help clot your blood and stop bleeding. During a platelet donation, an automated process removes your platelets and returns your red blood cells and plasma to you. Platelets must be used within five days, meaning platelet donors are needed frequently to ensure patients have enough for their treatments.

Patients helped: Cancer patients, people with blood disorders, open-heart surgeries and organ transplants

Recommended Blood Types: A+, B+, AB+ and AB-

Total time: 2.5 to 3 hours
Donation time: 2 hours

How often you can donate: Every 7 days up to 24 times a year

Plasma Donation

Plasma is the liquid portion of blood. A plasma donation also uses an automated process to remove the plasma from your blood and return the red cells and platelets to your body.

Patients helped: Patients in shock, those with severe burns or clotting disorders

Recommended Blood Types: AB+, AB-

Total time: 1.5 to 2 hours
Donation time: 30 to 45 minutes

How often you can donate: Every 28 days up to 13 times a year

Learn this and more at Vitalant.org.

To donate at MPC on March 13, click HERE to register.