Donate Life event to benefit locals in need

BAKERSFIELD, CA - April is Donate Life Month and a time to recognize the thousands of people now waiting for an organ transplant. This is also a time that advocates want to remind everyone of the dire need many are facing as they wait for donations such as blood, plasma, platelets, and marrow.On Saturday April 18, Houchin Blood Bank and JJ's Legacy will honor a 7-year-old local boy  Brayden Eidenshink, who has waited more than 220 days for a heart transplant.Them and many other non-pr