Press Release

Red Cross Blood Drive April 9 at Masonicare at Newtown - 3/12/2009

Newtown, CT, March 12, 2009....  The American Red Cross in Connecticut will be conducting a Blood Drive on Thursday, April 9, from 11:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Masonicare at Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road in Newtown.   Residents of Newtown and surrounding communities, along with Masonicare at Newtown employees and family members, are being urged to donate blood and give "the gift of life" to someone in the community. 

Every two seconds, a man, woman or child in the United States needs blood.  Unfortunately, only 5% of the eligible donors in the U.S. give blood each year, and healthy volunteer blood donors are the only source of blood.  Giving blood is easy, and your donation can make all the difference in someone's life.  And in addition to hosting the blood drive, Masonicare at Newtown, in conjunction with Morrison Senior Dining, is offering every volunteer donor a pound of Seattle's Very Best Coffee for each pint of blood he or she donates.

Please call Trisha De Francesco at Masonicare at Newtown, 203-364-3136, for additional information or to schedule an appointment.  Appointments can also be scheduled by visiting http://www.givelife.org/ .  Sponsor code: ashlar.

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Penny O'Neill
Public Relations Manager
Masonicare
203-679-5041
poneill@masonicare.org
www.masonicare.org

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