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Remarkable Attendance Culminates the 25th Annual Gail Singer Memorial Blood Drive – Over 1365 Turn Out to Offer Support!
August 28, 2008
An overwhelming turnout at the 25th Annual Gail Singer Memorial Blood Drive Tuesday and Wednesday successfully solidified the drive’s reputation as the largest in New Hampshire and one of the single biggest drives in New England.
“I am very proud to announce that the drive exceeded our wildest expectations,” commented Stephen Singer, President of Merchants Automotive Group and Chairman of the Gail Singer Memorial Blood Drive Committee. “Over 1200 pints of blood were donated, how amazing is that?”
The two-day drive garnered approximately 750 attendees on Tuesday and more than 600 on Wednesday during the drive’s Corporate Challenge. Over 25 companies, non-profits and organizations came in large groups to donate—many offering support to first-time donors. Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta kicked off the drive on Tuesday shaking hands and thanking the early morning rush for participating in the community-wide event. He and his wife returned on Wednesday as blood donors.
FairPoint Communications offered exclusive sponsorship to the drive this year, and according to Singer, “we couldn’t have pulled it off without their support.”
“What an event,” said Chip Underhill, marketing manager for FairPoint Communications. “Over 30 FairPoint employees rolled up their sleeves to give blood joining the hundreds of donors who participating in this event. We are proud to be associated with such a worthwhile event.”
As the 8th largest incumbent wireline company in the United States, FairPoint Communications is a leading provider of a full range of communications services to residential and business customers including: local and long distance voice, data, Internet, television and broadband. FairPoint is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FRP. Learn more at www.fairpoint.com.
Headquartered at 1278 Hooksett Road in
Hooksett, Merchants Automotive Group is a Singer family company
including Merchants Auto, Merchants Leasing, Merchants Van &
Truck, as well as Merchants Service and CARQUEST Parts.
For more information about Merchants, or the Singer
Family’s companywide community service efforts, please visit
merchantsauto.com or call 1-800-AUTO-999.
July 23. 2008-
FairPoint Communications to Present
The 25th
Annual Gail Singer Memorial Blood Drive
Manchester, NH – Stephen Singer, President of
Merchants Automotive Group and Chairman of the Gail Singer Memorial
Blood Drive Committee, is pleased to announce a partnership with
FairPoint Communications. A leading provider in modern
communications technology to residential and business customers,
FairPoint Communications has signed on as the exclusive presenting
sponsor of the state’s largest blood drive.
“We have watched the Gail Singer drive grow
significantly over the years, working with a presenting sponsor was the
next logical step,” commented Stephen Singer. “I was thrilled when
FairPoint Communications stepped up to the plate. The company’s
commitment to the community is certainly impressive and greatly
appreciated.”
“Through strategic charitable giving,
FairPoint supports local organizations that improve the lives of
individuals and enhance the strength and vitality of our community,”
said Chip Underhill, Marketing Manager, FairPoint Communications. ”This
partnership with the Gail Singer Memorial Blood Drive is a terrific way
for FairPoint and our employees to be actively involved in the community
we serve.”
The 2008 drive, subsequently the 25th
annual event, is slated for August 26th and 27th
at the Radisson Inn Expo Center on Elm Street in Manchester. Day
one is open to the public and welcomes donors between the hours of 10
a.m. and 6 p.m. Day two, also from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., is reserved
for the Corporate Challenge, urging local businesses, organizations and
teams to donate blood together as a team in light of a healthy and
cause-worthy competition. Individual donors who cannot attend the
drive on the 26th are welcome to make an appointment for the
27th.
Advance appointments are welcome. To
make yours, please visit
bloodpartners.org/singermemorial
or call 625-1951. Walk-ins are always welcome and will be
processed as quickly as possible.
The Gail Singer Memorial Blood Drive is an
air-conditioned event offering free parking, entertainment and a variety
of free refreshments. Each donor will also receive a thank you bag
including vouchers to a variety of local sport events, sporting
facilities, family activities and more. A variety of door prizes
will also be awarded. Additionally, all donors will be entered to
win a 1-year lease of a Porsche, thanks to International Cars, Ltd.
An American Red Cross event, anyone over 17
years of age, healthy and weighing at least 110 pounds is considered
eligible to donate. Donors must have their blood donor card or a
photo ID with them. For more information about donating blood,
please call 800-462-9400 to speak to an on-duty nurse.
FairPoint Communications, Inc. is an industry leading provider of communications services to communities across the country. Today, FairPoint owns and operates 32 local exchange companies in 18 states offering advanced communications with a personal touch including local and long distance voice, data, Internet, television and broadband services. FairPoint is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FRP. Learn more at www.fairpoint.com.
Become a legend and donate blood!
The 25th Annual Gail Singer Memorial
Blood Drive
Tuesday, August 26 & Wednesday, August 27, 2008
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Radisson Inn & Expo Center
Expo Floor
700 Elm Street, Manchester
For information about the Corporate Challenge on August 27, please click the Corporate Challenge tab above.
Help us break last year’s record-breaking collection by exceeding 1,200 donors!
Bring the kids! There’s so much to do and
see at the drive including:
Caricaturists, clowns, massage chairs and visits from Miss NH,
Max from the Monarchs, Fungo from the Fisher Cats and Blitz from
the Wolves!
Refreshments will be served! And because
we believe one good turn deserves another, we are pleased to
offer all donors a thank you bag complete with the following:
Commemorative t-shirt, vouchers to the Monarchs, Fisher Cats, Wolves, Millrats, the SEE Science Center, Legends Golf and the Fight to Educate. This thank you also includes a $25 voucher to Jacques Flower Shop and a $100 off your purchase of $500 or more at Bellmans Jewelers.