1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016
Contact: Melissa Wolf
Telephone: (814)-659-5139
E-mail: Melissa.wolf@redcross.org
The American Red Cross To Benefit THON per Blood Donation
With THON only two weekends away, The American Red Cross is calling donors to action For The
Kids. Cancer patients are one of the biggest users of blood and blood products as part of their
cancer-fighting treatments. As a supporter of THON, the Red Cross will donate $2.00 and Blaise
Alexander Family Dealership will donate $.25 to THON for all presenting donors. The donor can credit
the $2.25 donation to any THON fundraising organization of his/her choice. Give one hour to donate
blood before your 46 and you could save up to three lives.
Who: Penn Student Student Red Cross Club & The American Red Cross Greater Alleghenies
Blood Region join forces to aid the IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon
What: THON-sponsored and themed blood drives in need of more student participants. Donors can
make their appointments via the Red Cross Blood Donor App or going to redcrossblood.org.
Where:
2/9 Pollock Halls, 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
2/10 Pollock Halls, 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
2/10 Hintz Alumni Center, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
2/11 Pasquerilla Spirtual Center,10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
2/16 Millennium Science Complex, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
2/19 Nittany Lion Inn, 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Why: The goal of this THON Blood Drive campaign is to not only raise money to fight pediatric
cancer, but also collect blood that cancer patients need to fight cancer!
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters;
supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international
humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit
organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its
mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or join our blog at http://blog.redcross.org.
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