Tuesday, August 25 – Open to the public, kids welcome!
Radisson Expo Center, 700 Elm Street, Manchester
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, August 26 – Corporate Challenge
Radisson Expo Center, 700 Elm Street, Manchester
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
REMEMBER: To be eligible to donate on August 25 or 26, you must have donated blood no later than June 30, 2009 (56 days prior to August 25).
“Donating blood is a priceless act of generosity. What’s even better? It costs nothing but time to make a donation. I look forward to personally greeting each and every donor this August,” said Stephen Singer, president of Merchants Automotive Group and chairman of the Gail Singer Memorial Blood Drive Committee.
“Thank you to all of our sponsors, partners—and especially the donors—who continue to make this drive successful year after year,” he added. “My sister-in-law would be proud.”
Highlights from 2008:
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1,365 donors were pre-registered
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1,135 pints of blood were collected
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156 first-time donors were registered
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One donor donated blood for the first time at the age of 86!
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Did you know ....you are now eligible to donate blood at the age of 16? With parental/guardian permission (http://www.newenglandblood.org/nh/sixteen.htm), more and more high school students are helping to save lives! To thank New Hampshire’s youth for making a blood donation, all donors ages 16-18 will receive a free $10 iTunes gift card at the GSMBD!
FREE registration for those interested
in joining the National Marrow Donor Program will be
held in conjunction with this blood drive!
Leukemia is a cancer of the bone
marrow and blood. And if you’re willing to be tested as a
marrow match, you can help in the fight against the
disease.
Helping
someone in need of a bone marrow transplant is now easier
than ever. In fact, in just 20 minutes time, you can be
screened to see if you’re a potential match. The Gail
Singer Memorial Blood Drive is pleased to waive the
screening fee for anyone ages 18-60 interested in being
screened at this year’s drive.
When you
arrive at the blood drive please be sure to inform the
registration desk that you are interested in being
screened. All it takes is a couple of minutes to fill out
the registration forms and provide basic demographic and
health information. Your cheek will then be swabbed and
your information will be registered with the National
Registry.
If and
when it is determined you are a match, you will receive a
call from the National Registry. Approximately 1% of the
people who have been tested have been contacted as a
match. If you are found to be a match and would like to
proceed with further donation screening, you will then be
asked to participate in additional blood tests as well as a
physical exam. More in-depth information will be provided
to you about the donation process, as well.
To learn more about screening,
donation or other marrow-related information, please visit
the following websites.
http://helpgiovanniguglielmo.org/default.aspx
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bone-marrow/CA00047
http://www.marrow.org/HELP/index.html
Press Releases
July 28,
2009-The 26th Annual Gail Singer Memorial Blood
Drive Only Weeks Away
New
England’s largest drive aims for 1,500 donors!
August 4,
2009-Local Businesses Challenge Others to Donate Blood
August 26
New
England’s largest drive aims for 1,500 donors!