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2nd Annual Off Broadway Blood Drive Set For June 6

By: May. 24, 2005
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This event has been organized, in conjunction with the New York Blood Center, by representatives of Manhattan Theater Club (team leader Lindsey Brooks), Playwrights Horizons (team leader Caroline Aquino), Primary Stages (team leaders Andy Varhol and Michelle Bossy), Roundabout Theatre Company (team leader Jessica Bowser), and Signature Theatre Company (team leader Adam Bernstein).  Last year, more than 59 members of the theater community participated in the drive, donating 47 pints of life-saving blood.

What you need to know:
What: 2ND Annual Off Broadway Blood Drive
When: Monday, June 6th - 12:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Where: At Playwrights Horizons (416 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues)

All members of the community are invited on June 6th to give blood.  Close to 2,000 men, women, and children, including cancer, transplant and surgery patients, trauma victims, newborn babies, and many more in our community need blood every day.  By donating blood on June 6th, you can help to save the life of one of your neighbors. Your precious life-giving blood will be used to treat trauma patients and help chronically ill patients to maintain their health. JOIN US ON JUNE 6TH AND SAVE A LIFE!

To sign up for a time or to learn how your theater can become involved, contact Jennifer W. Bernstein at Playwrights Horizons at (212) 564-1235 ext. 3145 or by email at Jbernstein@playwrightshorizons.org.

About the New York Blood Center
This year, New York Blood Center (NYBC) is celebrating 40 years of service to the community. NYBC has been a singular healthcare resource, serving one of the most diverse populations in the world. One of the nation's largest blood distribution and services organization, NYBC provides blood and blood products for more than one million transfusions annually, a significant portion of our nation's blood supply. We serve close to 200 hospitals and 20 million people in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Click here for quick facts about NYBC. NYBC is also home to the prestigious Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, one of the world's leading centers for basic and applied research in hematology and transfusion medicine.

The Institute, with 12 research laboratories, is dedicated to the study of blood and the prevention, treatment and cure of blood-borne and blood-related diseases. Its investigators have made major contributions toward understanding and combating a wide range of diseases, such as AIDS, hepatitis, malaria and leukemia - making it possible for thousands of people to live healthier lives.

NYBC provides professional education programs for physicians, laboratory technologists, and other healthcare professionals. Among them is the Transfusion Medicine Fellowship, an accredited program for physicians specializing in transfusion medicine.

The New York Blood Center's mission is to provide the safest, best quality transfusion-related products and services at a reasonable cost to those who will benefit, and to increase the body and availability of knowledge in transfusion medicine.

NYBC is a not-for-profit corporation (tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) and incorporated in the state of New York. It is also a member of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) and America's Blood Centers (ABC).





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