A Pint For Kim
Looking for all of the details for Saturday, May 10? You have come to the right place! Below you will find a list of all the topics that this page covers. As you can see, it’s a lot! We can’t wait for you to join us on Mother’s Day Weekend to once again save lives in Kim’s memory and continue to break our own state record for largest one-day blood drive in the state!
PLEASE NOTE: We recommend arriving 30 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time to allow for parking and event check-in.
LAST WALK IN: You can show up with no appointment and donate 7:30 am – 3:15 pm.
Also, we know many of you have very busy days and are squeezing your blood donation in between sports and activities. That is why we have increased the number of blood donation beds we will have by over 50% and will have separate check-ins for those with appointments and those who are doing walk-in donations. In both cases, we will get you in-and-out swiftly!
NEW THIS YEAR: Every blood donor will get an A Pint For Kim swag bag full of generous promotions from over a dozen local businesses, including $500 off of braces from Innovative Orthodontic Centers Naperville, $25 off your next order at Little Pops Pizzeria, BOGO at Hawaii Fluid Art, buy one day get a second day free at Card My Yard Naperville, free fries coupon for the first 500 donors courtesy of Chick-Fil-A, and so much more! Come donate blood to see what other goodies are in store! Just another way for us to say THANK YOU and to help motivate you to come out and donate blood!
CLICK HERE for a map of Naperville North High School’s location!
PARKING: You can park in the north “main” parking lot (entrance off Mill) or the south parking lot (entrance off Mill). You will want to avoid the west parking lot (by the football field) as there is a tournament in the field house that day. Volunteers should park in the main (north) lot as volunteer check-in will be located right inside the main entrance!
ENTERING: You can enter through the main front doors (north) or the doors by the performing arts center (south) and our volunteers will let you know where to go!
The team challenge is back this year and easier than ever! This time, you do NOT need to list your team name in the notes when you sign up for an appointment. Here is all you need to do in order to be a part of the team challenge:
1- TEAM NAME! You can email apintforkim@gmail.com with a team name OR just tell an APFK volunteer your name the day of the event so they can add it to the board.
2- RECRUIT! Get your friends to join your team! Have them save the date!
3- DONATE! On May 10, everyone on your team simply signs in under the team name after they check-in to donate blood!
4- WIN! Keep an eye on that board May 10. If you are close to the lead, you may want to phone-a-friend (or more) to push you into victory!
Little Pops provides the team who donates the most blood with a pizza party!!
The Hamilton Collection will be bringing some of their coolest supercars and hypercars, which includes some of the fastest and rarest cars in the world. The car show tent will be open from 9am-4pm.
Each blood donor will get a pass for themselves and any children with them to sit in the cars and rev the engines. Donating blood is the only way to sit in the cars! Once inside the tent, give your pass to The Hamilton Collection team and they will help you with this special experience!
The Hamilton Collection motto is “Driven To Give Back”, and they are committed to never profiting off of this privately-owned collection. They provide unparalleled access to rare vehicles and help raise money for various charities in the process. Each month they donate the proceeds from their YouTube channel to a different charity.
Check out these amazing vendors who will be serving food throughout the day. Most food trucks require you to put down a deposit for a minimum guarantee, but all of our vendors 100% waive that fee for us! So… please support these amazing restaurants who add so much fun to the day. Even if you only have 15 minutes between sporting events that day and can’t donate blood, feel free to drop in and grab lunch or ice cream!
One of the most unique parts of our event is the drawing we have each year with items donated by businesses, families, and other charities. This year, we are once again blown away by this community. We have a record setting 110+ items totaling over $42,000!!!
Each blood donor gets 10 tickets to the drawing. Double red donors get an extra ten tickets! Volunteers get 10 tickets per shift! This is just an added fun incentive to encourage blood donors to come out and save lives and to thank our volunteers who make everything possible!
As an organization that does not raise money, we also do not sell any extra tickets, so your odds of winning are really high!
This year, one of our goals is to help high school students get over any fears or hesitations they might have about donating blood – because it really is SO easy!
This year, all NNHS student blood donors will get two SPECIAL tickets – outside of the normal raffle – for 8 prizes with a total value of almost $3,000 including a laptop, Apple Max Wireless headphones, a dorm fridge, and more! These items can ONLY be won by a NNHS student blood donor!! You can find the items on our raffle page!
We have added some additional games to our fun zone full of inflatable games and yard games, like inflatable Twister and an inflatable slide!
As always, all activities are totally free and never require tickets! You can also stop by the Wheel Dawgs tent for face painting and fun temporary tattoos!
Be sure to check back closer to the date to see who will be sitting on our dunk tank this year!
Who will get dunked this year? Last year Principal Posey was a good sport but everyone was too nice to dunk her. Nobody hesitated to dunk former QB Aiden Gray, QB Jacob Bell, football player Daniel Jurjovec, or football Coach Drendel! Can you convince someone to climb aboard and take the plunge?
To add to the fun this year, A Pint For Kim has hired Adam of Caricatures 911 who will be on sight providing fun fast custom drawings at no cost!
The artist will be drawing from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. under the food and band tent.
The Edward Hospital therapy dogs were such a bright spot during Kim’s days in the hospital. No matter how icky she felt, she would get down out of bed to snuggle the pups!
We love having these pups and their volunteer parents at the event. It is a fan favorite for sure (or at least it is for Kim’s sister, Kristyn, as all the photos of the dogs seem to include her!)
You can find these lovable puppers roaming the halls and the party throughout the day! Be sure to stop and tell them what a good doggy they are being!!
Have youngsters? We have you covered!
Inside the school in the same room where donors will be donating blood, tables will be set up with kids’ crafts, coloring books, and a Mother’s Day card-making station.
Teen volunteers will supervise kids so parents are able to donate blood while still being able to see where their children are and what they are doing!
Come test your strength at the Marine’s pull-up challenge and learn more about what it takes to be a Marine!
Our Vendor Row is back again this year. An amazing group of businesses, charities, and the Naperville North High School Wheel Dawgs Volunteer Group will be setting up a row of tents. Each group will either be giving away something fun or will be setting up a neat activity! Just like everything at our A Pint For Kim event, this section is completely free! We simply hope to add more fun to the day to continue to attract more and more blood donors every year!
The club aims to help young Huskies learn how to lead our pack by connecting students to our school culture and leading others in serving our community.
*Wheel Dawg students will be doing face-painting, temporary tattoos, hosting a Huskies themed photo booth, and more!
Oswald’s is a 6th generation family owned business with a pharmacy, durable medical equipment showroom, unique gifts & toys selection and a United States postal counter, celebrating 150 years serving the Naperville community.
*Oswald’s will have a fun craft area set up for the kiddos!
Our mission is to support moms throughout their motherhood journey. The Branch offers many kinds of resources such as local community groups, events and guides as well as digital support like downloadable e-books, podcasts, and more!
*Stop by The Branch tent for some fun swag!
We are an art studio center in Naperville, IL dedicated to providing artists of all ability levels the opportunity to learn and experience new art techniques in a semi-private, safe, professional setting through our varied classes and experiences.
*Hawaii Fluid Art Naperville will be featuring a fun spinning wheel with exciting prizes.
Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue
Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue is the oldest rescue in Illinois dedicated to bully breeds, proudly rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming Pit Bulls and other bully breeds for over 35 years.
*CBBR will be handing out doggy treat bags, and there will be PUPPIES TO SNUGGLE!
The Pierce Family Foundation is dedicated to supporting initiatives in our community that generate awareness and provide funding for families affected by cancer. We commit to joining forces with others to heal spirits, support dreams and ent their battle.
*TPFF will be handing out hand sanitizer, crayons and coloring sheets, and magnet to-do list pads.
Elmhurst University. Offering small class sizes paired with a strong community, at Elmhurst students can find a path to success that’s all their own.
*Stop by and learn about one of the western suburbs hidden gems and grab yourself some snacks! Special giveaways for alumni and incoming students.
Our Kitchen Our Life shares medical-grade, alkalized water to support healing, gentle detox and hydration at a cellular level.
*Our Kitchen Our Life will help you hydrate after your blood donation with medical grade anti-oxidant rich drinking water!
Ally Magee Aerial: Classes, Camps, & Events – Move • Dance • Stretch • Flow, Aerial Yoga • Fitness • Sling • Silks • Lyra!
*Ally will provide mini demos on the aerial sling and will have candy, stickers, and temporary tattoos.
As you make your way from the blood drive portion of the event to the party portion, you will pass a free photo booth. We really hope you will stop and take some pictures! Not only is this a fun way to remember the day, but the images are instantly texted or emailed to you, and so by you posting them on social media, you are HELPING SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT A PINT FOR KIM AND OUR LIFE SAVING MISSION! That one little act can make a huge impact!
Please use #apintforkim when posting any photos online so we can see your smiling faces, and so others can follow the movement!
Click here to see the individuals, families, charities, and businesses who have made this day possible. Additionally, you can see our sponsors and raffle donors from every single previous year. We could not be where we are without every single person who has helped us, and so it is our honor to permanently list each and every single one of them on our website. We hope you will take a look and support them in any way you can.
You can CLICK HERE to read about different ways that you can help us continue to grow the A Pint For Kim movement and carry out Kim’s final wish to help spread awareness that the largest use of donated blood goes to cancer patients.
