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Manchester Road Race holds annual blood drive on Black Friday
The running has ceased and the streets are back open after thousands of people turned out for the Manchester Road Race on Thanksgiving.
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Manchester Road Race holds annual blood drive on Black Friday
The running has ceased and the streets are back open after thousands of people turned out for the Manchester Road Race on Thanksgiving. However, the race isn’t officially over until hundreds of pints of blood are collected. It’s been like this for the past 37 years. The tradition began in 1986. It’s called the Ray Crothers Blood Drive, where...
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Juneteenth blood drive aims to help sickle cell patients
Commemorating Juneteenth, a very specialized blood drive was held in Hartford Monday. It was the inaugural “Juneteenth Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive and Expo.” Sickle cell disease is a blood disorder that disproportionately affects African Americans. Aiming to increase awareness several community organizations came together with the American Red Cross, to support sickle cell patients and encourage blood donation to…
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Blood drive held to support sickle cell patients in Hartford
The inaugural Juneteenth Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive and Expo was held to support sickle cell patients and encourage blood donation to help them.
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Bristol blood drive held in memory of fallen officers
Community members in Bristol rolled up their sleeves and donated blood on Friday in memory of Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy, who were both shot and killed in October. Two of the first people in line were Bristol Police officers Lt. Robert Osborne and Lt. Lang Mussen. “I feel better when I do it and it does serve…
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Importance of Being a Blood Donor
The NBC Connecticut, Telemundo Connecticut, and Hartford Yard Goats blood drive is happening in May and Kimberly Ploszaj, of the American Red Cross, is sharing how important blood donations is.
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Blood Drive Held to Honor Fallen State Trooper Kevin Miller
Connecticut State Police and the American Red Cross joined forces to hold a blood drive for fallen trooper and Coventry resident Kevin Miller.
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Bristol Community Hosts Second Blood Drive in Honor of Fallen Firefighter
People in Bristol gave blood in honor of a fallen first responder on Saturday.
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CT LIVE!: Give the Gift of Life at the New Beginnings Blood Drive
The blood drive is today at Dunkin’ Donuts Park in Hartford.
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How Your Blood Donation Can Save Lives
Give a patient in need the opportunity to celebrate new beginnings by donating blood at our annual NBC Connecticut, Telemundo Connecticut, and Hartford Yard Goats New Years’ Blood Drive in partnership with the American Red Cross.
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NBC Connecticut, Telemundo Connecticut, and Yard Goats Blood Drive Underway
Give a patient in need the opportunity to celebrate new beginnings by donating blood at our annual NBC Connecticut, Telemundo Connecticut, and Hartford Yard Goats New Years’ Blood Drive in partnership with the American Red Cross.
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Wethersfield Teen Celebrates Birthday By Hosting Blood Drive
A blood products recipient herself, 13-year-old Bianca Mollica has hosted a blood drive to celebrate her birthday for the past four years.
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Wethersfield Teen Hosts Blood Drive to Celebrate Her Birthday
Bianca Mollica, 13, of Wethersfield, has celebrated her birthday for the past four years by helping others. She has organized a blood drive at the end of December to help the Red Cross collect life-saving blood donations. When Bianca was just a toddler, she was diagnosed with von Willebrand disorder, a condition that prevents blood from clotting. “She has been…