May 7, 2013 – May 8, 2013
Retired NYPD cop and 9/11 recovery worker Deputy Chief Steven Bonano needs a bone marrow transplant to fight his site-related cancer.
There will be a bone-marrow registry drive for him in downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 and Wednesday, May 8, 2013 from 8:00am to 6:00pm.
Bonano served as commander of the elite NYPD Emergency Service Unit, responded to the terrorist attacks and worked during the recovery effort.
The bone-marrow registration drive will be held at 345 Jay Street in Brooklyn.
February 25, 2013 – March 8, 2013
Ryan Halliday, the godson of retired FDNY Firefighter Tom Carroll of Engine 219, is 22 years old and needs blood and platelet transfusions. Ryan and his family would deeply appreciate donations of blood and/or platelets.
To benefit Ryan, designated donations must be made in the Blood Donor Room of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Please visit www.mskcc.org/blooddonations for complete information about donor eligibility and the donation process for blood or platelets. For answers to questions and to schedule an appointment, please contact Joe Licata at 212-639-8177 or licataj@mskcc.org.
Blood Donor Room
Schwartz Building lobby
1250 First Avenue (between 67th & 68th Streets)
New York
Open every day
212-639-7648
February 12, 2013
There will be an Emergency Winter Blood Drive on February 12, 2013 from 9:30am to 3:30pm at Borough Hall in Staten Island.
The drive is one of six blood donor drives that Borough President James Molinaro holds each year, including the September 11th Memorial Blood Drive, which honors those murdered in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Blood supplies in Staten Island are at an all-time low.
Donors must be between the ages of 17 and 75, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call Joanne at 718-816-2133.
Borough Hall, Conference Room 122
10 Richmond Terrace
St. George
Staten Island, NY
January 31, 2013
A bone marrow drive to help Stephen Curatolo win his battle against Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma will be conducted on Thursday, January 31, 2013 from noon until 4:00pm at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at Historic Richmond Town.
For additional information, contact Melinda Caltabiano of Be The Match at 212-570-3452 as soon as possible.
Individuals may also go to Be The Match, 310 E. 67th St., New York, N.Y., to be HLA-swabbed. Donating stem cells is a simple procedure that is painless and just involves some time — and it can save someone’s life.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Historic Richmond Town
Staten Island, NY
January 28, 2013
A bone marrow drive to help Stephen Curatolo win his battle against Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma will be conducted on Monday, January 28, 2013 at the Staten Island Pergament Mall from noon until 7:30pm. Another drive is set for Thursday, January 31, 2013 from noon until 4:00pm at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at Historic Richmond Town.
For additional information, contact Melinda Caltabiano of Be The Match at 212-570-3452 as soon as possible.
Individuals may also go to Be The Match, 310 E. 67th St., New York, N.Y., to be HLA-swabbed. Donating stem cells is a simple procedure that is painless and just involves some time — and it can save someone’s life.
Staten Island Pergament Mall
Richmond Avenue
New Springville
Staten Island, NY
January 23, 2013
FDNY Engine 7/Ladder 1 will host a Winter Blood Drive on Wednesday, January 23, 2013, from 2:00pm to 8:00pm.
New York Blood Center’s bus will be parked in front of their firehouse.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Lieutenant Mike Vindigni at 646-354-1445 or email him at bn1delegate@aol.com.
No Social Security number is required – a photo or signature ID is needed. Please eat well balanced meals before giving blood.
NY Blood Center eligibility line 800-688-0900 or www.nybloodcenter.org
FDNY Engine 7/ Ladder 1
100 Duane Street
New York, NY