BIDMC Joins with Red Sox for Blood Drive
7th Annual 9-11 Day of Remembrance
Date: 8/17/2009
BIDMC Contact: Jerry Berger
Phone: 617-667-7308
Email: jberger@bidmc.harvard.edu
BOSTON -- The American Red Cross, Boston Red Sox, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have joined together for the 7th Annual September 11th Day of Remembrance Blood Drive.
Locally, Day of Remembrance Blood Drives will be held at Fenway Park, from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Boston City Hall from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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In addition, blood drives are being held across Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut. The public can also take part in New England’s largest blood drive by coming to donate, volunteering their time, or bringing friends and family members to take part in the day’s events. Appointments to donate can be made by calling 1-800-GIVE LIFE or logging on to givelife.org
“The American Red Cross is proud to partner with the Boston Red Sox and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to host the Day of Remembrance Blood Drives at Fenway Park and across New England on September 11th. By commemorating this solemn occasion through blood donation, people are giving the gift of life and helping the Red Cross provide blood to hospitals and patients in need,” said Donna M. Morrissey, Director of Public Relations and Corporate Affairs for the American Red Cross Blood Services – Northeast Division.
The American Red Cross has been a primary supplier of lifesaving blood products in the United States for over 50 years. The American Red Cross Blood Services – Northeast Division supplies a wide range of blood components, plasma derivatives, and transfusion services to over 200 hospitals and other medical facilities in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Connecticut. It serves the blood needs of over 9 million residents and many thousands more who travel to New England for care at many of the nation’s top medical centers. To donate blood, you must be at least 17 years old, weigh 110 pounds and be in general good health. In Maine and Massachusetts, 16-year-olds may donate blood.
