 Join Red Phanatic and American Red Cross at Phillies Blood Drive
The Phillies and the American Red Cross are teaming up during "Paint the Town Red" Week to help save lives. The blood drive is being held on Wednesday, March 26th at Citizens Bank Park.
All donors that day will receive special Phillies prizes. Plus, appearances will be made throughout the day by the Red Phanatic, Buddy the Blood Drop and Phillies Ballgirls. Media celebrities are also scheduled to participate, as well as Phillies employees.
In Honor of March as American Red Cross Month, Please Donate Blood
March is American Red Cross Month, which annually highlights the services the agency provides to help people prevent, prepare and respond to emergencies of various types. A blood shortage in our area is an extreme emergency, once that can easily be prevented. Blood donors can help ensure that emergencies don’t become tragedies.
Blood Drive Held in Honor of Cape May County Resident – Jared Kerr
A blood drive is being held on Thursday, February 28, 2008 in honor of 3 year-old Jared Kerr of Cape May County, NJ. The blood drive is being held by Jared’s grandmother, Betteann Kerr, and the Dennis Township Primary School located on Hagan Road in Cape May Court House, NJ. The drive runs from 11 AM to 5:30 PM. To make an immediate appointment for this blood drive, please call 609-861-2821 extension 500.
The American Red Cross Blood Services Recognizes Black History Month
February is Black History month, a perfect time to make an appointment to give blood in support of the thousands of people across the country suffering from sickle cell disease. On Friday, February 29th, the American Red Cross Blood Services will host a special blood drive inviting friends and family of Red Cross employees and the general public to donate blood for sickle cell patients.
January 30th Blood Drive in Honor of Montgomery County Resident
A blood drive is being held on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 in honor of 20 year-old Jacob Jones of Pelford, PA. The blood drive is being held by Jacob's family at the Tylersport Fire Company located at 125 Ridge Road in Pelford, PA. The drive runs from 1 PM to 7 PM. To make an immediate appointment for this blood drive, please call 856-697-9727.
Blood Drive Held in Honor of Wawa Employee
A blood drive is being held on Friday, December 21, 2007 in honor of 19 year-old Tim Toussaint of Woodbury Heights, New Jersey. The drive will be held at the Rock Church, 205 Esplanade Avenue in Pitman, New Jersey from 1:00 PM to 7 PM. To make an immediate appointment for this blood drive, please call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-448-3543.) If you can not attend this drive, you can find a listing of community blood drives visit
Blood Drive Held in Honor of Bucks County Resident – Victoria Krzywonos
A blood drive is being held on Monday, December 3, 2007 in honor of Victoria Krzywonos of Bucks County, PA. The drive will be held at the Penndel Fire Company- American Legion Hall located at 220 Centre Street in Penndel, PA from 1:30 PM to 7 PM.
5th Blood Drive held in Memory of Local Resident of East Norriton - Bobby Natalini Jr.
A blood drive is being held on Wednesday, November 21st in memory of Bobby Natalini Jr. of Norrristown, PA. The drive will be held at the St. Titus Roman Catholic Church, located on 3006 Keenwood Road in Norristown from 1:30 pm. to 7:30 p.m. To make an immediate appointment for this blood drive or another American Red Cross blood drive, please call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-448-3543)...
The Red Cross Challenges Blood Drive Sponsors to Save Sickle Cell Patients
The American Red Cross is hosting a special dinner to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of its Cooperative Sickle Cell Blood Donor Program on Tuesday September 25th 6:00 pm to 9:00pm at the African American Museum, located at 701 Arch St, Philadelphia PA, 19106. The American Red Cross has received thousands of blood donations since the beginning of the Program, helping to save Sickle Cell patients in the New Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania regions.
American Red Cross Issues Blood Supply Alert
The American Red Cross Penn-Jersey Region is issuing a blood supply alert for New Jersey and five counties in southeastern Pennsylvania. All blood types are needed; however there is a critical need for Type O and Type B blood. Brigid O’Neill-LaGier, Chief Executive Officer of the Penn-Jersey Region, is appealing to people in the community to donate blood. “The blood supply is a community resource; a resource that solely relies on volunteer donors in communities across the country. Locally, we are at risk of not being able to provide enough blood of certain types needed to support patient care.”
American Red Cross Blood Donor Wins Year’s Supply of Gas
The American Red Cross Blood Services, Penn-Jersey Region is proud to announce Kim Fulton as the lucky winner of the Super Summer Giveaway – one year's supply of gasoline!
Wawa Supports the American Red Cross and Recognizes the Need for Blood Donations
Wawa is partnering with the American Red Cross Blood Services, Penn-Jersey Region this summer to promote the need for blood by launching a special in-store promotion. Beginning July 14, 2007 all WaWa stores located in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia will have Red Cross branded coffee clutches to promote and encourage people to donate blood. (A coffee clutch is the corrugated cardboard sleeve that is used in conjunction with WaWa’s coffee cups.)
NFL Champion Sponsors Local American Red Cross Blood Drive
Current starting Defensive Tackle for the Indiana Colts, and Philadelphia Native Raheem Brock will be sponsoring a blood drive as well as signing autographs for presenting blood donors July 14th, 2007 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Presenting donors will automatically be entered into a raffle to receive a signed Colts NFL helmet and two winners will receive an official signed NFL football. The drive is being held at Musser Blood Center located at 700 Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia PA. Appointments are necessary.
Local Red Cross Blood Center Launches Redesigned Web Site
The American Red Cross Blood Services, Penn-Jersey Region has launched a complete re-design of their web site- www.pleasegiveblood.org in order to attract new blood donors and better serve local blood donors, blood drive sponsors and volunteers. To celebrate the new look, ten $100 Visa gift cards will be given away for people who visit the website June 18 through July 18, 2007.
Donate Blood and Win $3500 in Free Gas for One Year
In an effort to boost blood collections through the summer, a special promotion will launch at ALL American Red Cross blood collection sites in southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey beginning Friday, May 25, 2007 and concluding on September 16, 2007. Donors who come to a Red Cross blood drive or donor center will qualify to be entered into two (2) grand prize drawings with a chance to win $3,500 worth of gas for one year. That’s $7,000 worth of free gas up for grabs! In addition, the Red Cross wants to thank people who donate blood on a daily basis and will be offering a chance to win a daily $25 gas card that will be awarded each day of the campaign.
1,072 Random Blood Donors Helped to Save the Life of Angela Hancock
Angela Hancock, an ordained Presbyterian minister and the mother of two young children, is thankful that blood was available in her time of need. To make an immediate appointment for an American Red Cross blood drive, please call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-448-3543), or visit www.pleasegiveblood.org to find a listing of community blood drives.
The American Red Cross Asks You To Be the One to Save a Life by Donating Blood
The Cape May County of the American Red Cross asks you to be the one to save a life by giving blood at one of our blood drives. You can donate in February on the 24th at the Dennis Township Community Drive at Dennis Township Primary School at 601 Hagan Avenue from 1 to 7 pm or on the 27th at Home Depot in the Cape May Court House from 1 pm to 7 pm. To make an immediate appointment for an American Red Cross blood drive, please call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-448-3543), or visit www.pleasegiveblood.org to find a listing of community blood drives
American Red Cross Willow Grove Donor Center Moved Across the Street!
The American Red Cross Willow Grove Donor Center has moved its location. The New Donor Center is located at 31 Easton Road in Willow Grove, PA. The hours of operation are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. To make an immediate platelet apheresis appointment, please call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-448-3543), or to learn more about platelet apheresis, please visit www.pleasegiveblood.org.
Phoenixville High School Students Helped the Red Cross to save over 390 lives!
The American Red Cross Blood Services, Penn-Jersey Region is proud to announce that Phoenixville High School in Phoenixville, PA is the winner of the American Red Cross Blood Services, Penn-Jersey Region and Clear Channel Q 102 Holiday Heroes campaign for the winter of 2006. As the winning school, Phoenixville High School will now have a school dance hosted by Q102. The American Red Cross is thankful to work with Phoenixville high school to run blood drives.
Defense Supply Center Philadelphia is Dedicated to the American Red Cross Blood Program
Jesse Cross, Army Brigadier General, Commander of the Defense Supply Center in Philadelphia donated blood at the Naval Support Activity Compound on Tuesday, March 14th. The Defense Supply Center (DSCP) is dedicated to the blood program and helping patients in need. To make an immediate appointment for an American Red Cross blood drive, please call1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-448-3543), or visit www.pleasegiveblood.org to find a listing of community blood drives.
Stratford NJ Resident (08084) Receives Red Cross Top Awards for Excellence in Professional/Technical
Stratford New Jersey resident, Dorothy Richardson, a Education Specialist in the Collections Department at the American Red Cross Blood Services, Penn-Jersey Region, recently received the regional level Tiffany award for the Professional/Technical Service. The Tiffany is the top Professional/Technical award bestowed by the American Red Cross.
Eileen Hovey, of Wynwood, PA is thankful that blood was available when she was in need!
Eileen Hovey of Pennsylvania will never forget the day she received a phone call that her son, Quinn, was struck by a car. Quinn was her youngest child, a six-year-old boy. Quinn was walking to his after school program with eleven other children and was hit by a driver that ran a red light. Quinn ’s body was thrown 65 feet in the air before landing on the cement street.
January 2007 is National Blood Donor Month
The American Red Cross recognizes January as National Blood Donor Month. During this annual, month-long observance, the American Red Cross is encouraging healthy individuals to donate blood in January and to pledge to donate blood at least one more time during 2007. Typically January is a difficult month to collect blood donations due to holidays, busy travel schedules, inclement weather and illness. To make an immediate appointment for an American Red Cross blood drive, please call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-448-3543), or visit www.pleasegiveblood.org to find a listing of community blood drives.
The American Red Cross Recognizes Temple
The American Red Cross Blood Services, Penn-Jersey Region, is thankful to have Temple University Health System (TUHS) hosting blood drives and recruiting blood donors in order to increase blood collections in our area. The American Red Cross and Temple University Health System are hosting a special awards ceremony recognizing the outstanding blood collection program at Temple. The ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 19, 2007 at the Cheltenham Friends Meeting House on the grounds of Jeanes Hospital.
Donate Blood at the 76ers Blood Drive on February 10th
76ers player Kyle Korver has joined the American Red Cross in promoting a massive “76ers Blood Drive” on Saturday, February 10, 2007, at the Wachovia Center. The winter season is a very difficult time for the American Red Cross to collect enough blood. With the ever-present threat of a winter storm, it is very important to keep our blood supply stable. Just one day of heavy snow or freezing rain could cause a blood shortage in the Delaware Valley. The American Red Cross is hoping to build up a supply of blood to help safeguard against a winter shortage.
Local Student, Arya Majumder, Needs Your Help
Arya Majumder is a local resident in our community and he needs you to give blood. An American Red Cross blood drive is being held in Bergen County at 391 West Saddle River Road in Upper Sadle River, New Jersey in honor of Arya Majumder on March 28 from 11 am to 5 pm. To make an immediate appointment for this blood drive, please call Lauren Dauria 201/961-6350. If you can not attend this drive, but you would to donate blood at another blood drive, please call 1-800-GIVE LIFE.
Blood Drive held in Memory of Local Firefighter and Infant Girl
A blood drive is being held in memory of two local residents of the Montgomery County area, Firefighter, William C. “Bill” Daywalt and Katherine Bralski. The drive is being held at the King of Prussia Fire House located on 170 Allendale Road on April 14, 2007. If you can not attend this drive, but you would to donate blood at another blood drive, please call 1-800-GIVE LIFE.
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