News Release
July 25, 2002
Contact: Alicia Steger (516) 572-9634
e-mail: alicia.steger@ncc.edu
Mid-Summer
Blood Drive at Nassau Community College
Public Invited to Participate: Thursday - July 25
Garden
City, NY - Nassau Community College (NCC), in conjunction with
Nassau University Medical Center, will host its seventh annual Mid-Summer
Blood Drive on Thursday, July 25, 2002, from 8 a.m. until 1:15 p.m., on
the 11th floor of Nassau Community College's Administrative Tower.
NCC invites members of the community to join our efforts and become donors
at our College site.
Nassau Community College is continuing its cooperative effort with Nassau
University Medical Center to supply a substantial percentage of the blood
needs of this major trauma center. The Mid-Summer Blood Drive is
held at a time when it is essential that all healthy donors make a conscientious
effort to participate. Increases in driving accidents and athletic
injuries, along with the usual need for blood products make this a critical
time of year for our local blood bank. In addition, at this time
of year there are fewer corporate and neighborhood blood drives, thereby
reducing the steady supply to blood collection centers. Many centers
are forced to import blood from other parts of the world.
Professor Arthur Friedman, coordinator of the NCC blood drive, states,
“At Nassau Community College we take our community service responsibilities
seriously. The NCC family will do its part to maintain an adequate
blood supply. We invite all members of the community to join our
more than 30 “gallon club” members in our efforts to meet
Long Island's blood needs. We look forward to working in partnership with
community residents in this much needed blood drive. I am very proud of
NCCís commitment to this effort.”
Make an appointment to give blood by calling Professor Arthur Friedman
at NCC, 516-572-7883, or just stop in on Thursday, July 25 and say, “I
want to be a blood donor!” The process takes less than an hour and
refreshments will be served to participants.
Blood donors must be at least 17 years old and in good health. Donors
should come with some personal identification. We also ask that donors
eat before donating (little snacks will be provided).