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MANHATTAN COLLEGE TO HOLD BLOOD DRIVE

The College Hopes To Help Combat Significant Blood Supply Shortage

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Aiming to alleviate the decreasing blood supply, Manhattan College’s campus ministry and social action department is sponsoring a blood drive on Wednesday, January 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. The blood drive is open to the public and will be held in the College’s Leo Engineering Building, 3825 Corlear Avenue, between 230-240 Streets.

Following several weeks of significantly reduced blood donations, New York Blood Center recently reported that the supply of blood has reached a historical and critical low level; forcing the center to issue an urgent appeal for donations effective immediately.  The supply has been so tight that the center, a community-based, independent blood center, was forced to cut back deliveries of some blood types to area hospitals by as much as 40 percent and dip into its frozen emergency supply.

The campus ministry and social action department at the College welcomes donors who meet certain requirements.  Interested donors should be at least 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and have last donated blood more than 56 days ago. If you are interested in donating, please remember to eat before giving blood and bring an official ID to the drive.  For further questions, contact Lois Harr at (718) 862-7142. If you are a member of the press and need additional information, please contact Melanie Farmer at (718) 862-7232.

Manhattan College was founded in 1853 upon the Lasallian tradition of excellence in teaching, inspired by St. John Baptist de La Salle.  Located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning. For more information about Manhattan College, visit our Web site, http://www.manhattan.edu.