Lisa Holden has joined the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) as Developer for the south and southwest areas of Charlotte. She will be responsible for managing relationships with businesses, high schools, colleges and the faith-based community to help increase blood donations through sponsored blood drives.

Holden brings more than 22 years of sales experience to her new role at CBCC. Previously, she owned Holden Realty in Matthews, N.C. and prior to that worked in sales for American Greetings, United American Video Entertainment and Hallmark Cards. She received a bachelor of arts in human services at UNC Charlotte and also holds a real estate broker license.

About Community Blood Center of the Carolinas

The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) is a non-profit community-based blood center and the primary blood supplier to 21 regional hospitals, serving patients who live in 16 North Carolina and three South Carolina counties. The mission of CBCC is to be the steward of a community resource – life-saving blood and the vision is to help build and strengthen the bonds of community. CBCC is strictly a blood center, completely focused on gathering red blood cells, platelets and plasma from volunteer donors to save local lives – every drop of blood collected stays here to help people in the Carolinas. The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas is a member of America’s Blood Centers, North America’s largest network of community-based, independent blood centers providing more than 50% of the nation’s blood supply.

For more information on community blood drives, visit www.cbcc.us or call 704-972-4700. There are also CBCC donor centers located at: 4447 South Boulevard in Charlotte; 363 Church Street North Suite 170 in Concord; 2524 East Franklin Blvd Suite E in Gastonia; and 600 Hospital Drive in Monroe.

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