The Bay Ridge community came together Wednesday to donate blood at a drive that aimed to give back to those in need.

Bobby Daquara organized the drive at Greenhouse Cafe in Bay Ridge, which he owns. He’s been holding blood drives there for over a decade after seeing how essential blood donations were for his daughter, Haley Daquara, who died in 2013 at the age of 10.

As a baby, Haley was diagnosed with Hurler Syndrome, a rare disorder that causes a deficiency in the lysosomal enzyme, which breaks down fats and sugars in the blood. Since getting surgery at the age of 1, her father says she depended on blood donations for the entirety of her short life.

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