HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – A mobile blood bank will visit St. Helena Hospital in Napa County next week to benefit two young south county men badly burned in a fire earlier this month.

Friends Kevin Hart and Jordan Armstrong were severely injured in the fire, which occurred on Dec. 20 and destroyed the home, as Lake County News has reported. Fire investigators have ruled the fire’s cause as accidental but undetermined.

Both young men are being treated at UC Davis Medical Center’s burn unit, with Hart having been burned over 80 percent of his body and Armstrong over 30 percent of his body.

A mobile blood bank will be at St. Helena Hospital Napa Valley, 10 Woodland Road, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3. Hart’s blood type is O+ but all blood types are asked to donate. Information on Armstrong’s blood type wasn’t immediately available.

To schedule an appointment call Susan Ganz at 707-963-6451 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

A steady supply of blood for the two young men is necessary because of the number of skin grafts and reconstructive surgeries they are facing, according to Facebook pages their families have set up to update friends and community members.

Hart has undergone three surgeries since the fire, according to his Facebook page. The most recent was Thursday, when doctors worked on skin grafting and addressing his facial injuries.

This week Armstrong was to have undergone his first surgery, according to Hart’s page.

The Hidden Valley Lake Hardester’s plans to raise money for both Armstrong and Hart through their “Change for Children” program.

The Hidden Valley Community Church is taking donations for Armstrong. Checks can be sent to the Hidden Valley Community Church, P.O. Box 1049, Middletown, CA 95461, with “Jordan Armstrong” in the subject line. The church can be contacted at 707-987-3510.

For those who can’t make the Jan. 3 blood drive, blood donations for the two young men can be made through Blood Source, 3505 Industrial Drive, Santa Rosa, telephone 916-456-1500, www.bloodsource.org.

Armstrong’s Facebook page can be viewed at www.facebook.com/events/239085382830595/, and Hart’s at www.facebook.com/pages/Kevins-Blood-Drive/303291886377820.

 

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