give a pint, get a pint

I am probably one of the biggest cheerleaders for The American Red Cross amongst my circle of friends. It's is with pleasure that I pass along the following info:

Yesterday, Celia reported that on Friday August 26th from 11am - 7pm there will be a Blood Drive in support of her sister Laura who has cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. But it's not just any Blood Drive, you donate one pint of luscious red liquid otherwise known as blood and in return you get a gift bag which includes a Mega Millions Lotto Ticket and a gift certificate for a free pint of Spaten (luscious golden-brown liquid) from Cole’s during the after-party. The party will feature the band I See Hawks in L.A., so if you're still conscious after donating blood then run right on down and party hard. One piece of helpful info though, the nurses drawing your blood DO NOT WANT TO KNOW that you will be consuming alcoholic beverages after a blood donation so you may want to keep that on the DL. You know what I mean???

I'd be there to support the blood drive however I already have an apheresis donation scheduled for Tuesday August 30th. Plus I can't get out of work during the allotted time and I have a show that evening that I need to be alert for and when I donate blood I MUST sleep afterwards....which is part of the reason I donate platelets instead. However I do plan on stopping by Cole's for the after party and I do hope to see LOTS of post donation people whooping it up.

All the GOREY DETAILS are below:

To set up an appointment, call or email Ali:

[email protected]
OR
[email protected]
phone: 714-715-1685

Blood Drive Location
August 26th, 11am - 7pm
Adam’s Penthouse
533 South Los Angeles St, 7th floor
Between 5th Street & 6th Street

AFTER PARTY
8:00 pm
Cole's P.E. Buffet
118 East 6th Street
Between Main Street & Los Angeles
213-622-4090

GO! It's for a good cause.

Comments

[Melinda]

Our bestest friend is the drummer in the Hawks!! I will check our schedules and see if we can make the blood drive, and the after party. You are the one who inspired me to give blood every year. You de-virginized me into the blood giving world :)

[shannon]

yay! maybe we will finally get a chance to catch up after all these years! let me know. and feel free to have jon re-post on his blog too!

[the yau]

so what happens when you drink alky after a donation?

[shannon]

passing out face first in your beer is very likely...and you think you get dehydrated after a night of drinking??? that hangover the next morning will make you want to decapitate your head from your body.....

[Lisa]

Sorry I can't support this - will be out of town givin' my mom some hugs before her surgery. next time!

[celia]

If you can't donate blood on that date, you can still help Laura. Call Mariliz Triggs at Kaiser to arrange your donation, just mention Laura Esguerra and Ali Mazarei Blood Drive so that Laura will get the credit:

Mariliz B. Triggs
Blood and Platelet Program Coordinator
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Blood Donor Center
Tie Line (323) 363-7069 or (323) 783-7069
Cell (323) 868-1870
Pager (323) 341-1799

If you need a ride, Shopper Shuttle is shuttling donors from their offices to Adam's penthouse and back, free of charge. You must be within their coverage area (http://shoppershuttle.com/content/coverage.asp), but they cover a lot of territory.

And if you can't donate, please ask friend to donate for you. Laura really needs our help.

Thank you everybody for your help, support, and good wishes.

[shannon]

thanks for the added info Celia.