Blood Drive!

Hi, my name is Jessy Davidson and I will be holding a Scholarship blood drive and bone marrow registry drive on March 1 from 10-4 at the John Theissen Children’s Foundation, 1881 Wantagh Ave, Wantagh. I am hoping to earn a small college scholarship through the New York Blood Center Bloodstock® Scholarship Program. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and more than 44,000 blood donations are needed every day. Summer is the time of year when supplies are low and donations are most needed because a large portion of them come from school sponsored events. Every donation counts when it comes to saving lives. Thank you!

Appointments are available every 15 minutes from 10am -3:45pm. If you are interested please contact me at mindyruns@aol.com to schedule your appointment…. Go directly to this link:

https://drm.nybloodcenter.org/PublicScheduler/GroupWelcome.aspx?Group=67313

The John Theissen Children’s Foundation’s mission is to: Provide hospitals and child-care facilities with therapeutic and recreational equipment, Support families with financial assistance to defray medical expenses, offer sick and needy children toys throughout the holiday season, fulfill patient's (ages birth to 18 years old) wish lists throughout the year and to assist sick and underprivileged children. Visit their website at www.jtcf.org

The bone marrow registry drive will be held in conjunction with Penelope's Odyssey. They will be offering simple cheek swabs to help you join the national bone marrow registry and potentially become a life saver.  Penelope's Odyssey is a 501c(3) non-profit charitable organization focused on supporting children and families impacted by pediatric cancer.