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Please Donate Blood in Commemoration of 9/11 Victims
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Aug 25, 2010 - 10:44:04 AM

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- New York Blood Center (NYBC), serving more than 20 million people in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, New Jersey, and parts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania, calls upon the communities it serves to please donate blood in honor and remembrance of the thousands of men, women, and children affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Each pint of blood donated can potentially save the lives of three people through the use of blood and blood products.

The need for blood is constant due its shelf life of just 42 days. Approximately five million Americans receive blood transfusions every year, and the only place to get this precious resource is from the generosity of volunteer blood donors. Please give the gift of life so that others may live. Patients need your help, as do those who now suffer with debilitating illness after bravely serving on 9/11 and during the months and years thereafter. Donating blood is also a thoughtful way to honor family members, friends and loved ones.

New York City Federal Employees will be donating blood in Manhattan on September 8th, 9th, and 10th at 26 Federal Plaza and on September 10th at 201 Varick Street in remembrance of the lives that were lost on 9/11.

Please donate at a blood drive listed below or to find the nearest blood drive or donor center location, call 1-800-933-BLOOD (2566) or visit www.nybloodcenter.org.

9-11 Dedicated Blood Drives - New York City
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
11:00am - 5:00pm
Staten Island Physician Practice
1050 Clove Road, Staten Island, NY 10301

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
9:00am - 2:30pm
Institute for Basic Research
1050 Forest Hill Road, Staten Island, NY 10314

Thursday, September 2, 2010
9:00am - 5:00pm
Sea View Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
460 Brielle Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10314

Saturday, September 4, 2010
10:00am - 4:00pm
YMCA South Shore
3939 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10312

Tuesday, September 7, 2010
12:00pm - 6:00pm
120 Precinct
78 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301

Tuesday, September 7, 2010
12:00pm - 6:00pm
122 Precinct
2320 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10306

Tuesday, September 7, 2010
11:00am - 5:00pm
123 Precinct
116 Main Street, Staten Island, NY 10307

Wednesday, September 8, 2010
10:00am - 3:30pm
Richmond County Civil Court
927 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310

Wednesday, September 8, 2010
10:00am - 4:00pm
Bridge Financial Group
Corporate Commons Two
2 Teleport Drive, Staten Island, NY 10311

Wednesday, September 8, 2010
12:00pm - 6:00pm
Public School 29
1581 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314

Friday, September 10, 2010
9:30am - 3:00pm
Staten Island Borough Hall
10 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301

Saturday, September 11, 2010
10:00am - 4:00pm
Woodbrooke Community Estates
281 Grafe Street, Staten Island, NY 10309

Saturday, September 11, 2010
10:00am - 4:00pm
Twelve Towns YMCA
570 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

Sunday, September 12, 2010
10:00am - 4:00pm
Jewish Community Center
334 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10023

Sunday, September 12, 2010
8:30am - 2:30pm
St. Benedict's Parish, Lower Level
2968 Bruckner Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10465

Sunday, September 12, 2010
8:30am - 2:30pm
Holy Family Church
Lower Level Mechler Hall
2158 Watson Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472

Sunday, September 12, 2010
8:30am - 2:30pm
St. Joan of Arc, Msgr. Boylan Auditorium
82-00 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Sunday, September 12, 2010
9:30am - 3:30pm
Sacred Heart Church of Bayside
215-35 38th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11361

Any company, community organization, place of worship, or individual may host a blood drive. NYBC also offers special community service scholarships for students who organize community blood drives during the summer. Blood donors receive free mini-medical exams on site including information about their temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure and hemoglobin level. Eligible donors include those people at least age 16 (with parental permission or consent), who weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, are in good health and meet all Food & Drug Administration and NY or NJ State Department of Health donor criteria. People over 75 may donate with a doctor's note.

To donate blood, please call:
Toll Free: 1-800-933-BLOOD (2566)
3-1-1 Within New York City
212-NEW-YORK in New York State
Visit: www.nybloodcenter.org

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