"Celebrate the Gift of Life" - 2009 NECN & American Red Cross Blood Drive
As I shared on my Facebook page: I have to say that at one point, I looked
around and suddenly was overwhelmed by that warm and wonderful feeling
at the end of Bruce Almighty (anyone remember that? When he's standing
there with a crutch and a bandage?). It's why I do what I do. Nice to
have such days as a clear reminder of why I'm in the TV biz, and the
deep and wonderfully positive impact media can still have on society,
when put to the right uses. Thanks to all who support me, thereby
allowing me to continue to work at bringing more positive stories to
the forefront.
Thursday, January 29, 2009, brought the fifth annual "Celebrate the Gift of Life" Blood Drive - a joint effort between NECN, the American Red Cross, and YOU! The day-long, New England-wide blood drive featured 35 locations across all six states in an effort to raise no less than 2009 units of blood for patients in need. This page serves as a chronological collection of interviews and videos from the 2009 Blood Drive - I was on-site greeting and thanking donors from 4:30 AM to 9:00 PM, and on-air during that time from 5 AM to 6 PM. First, a few sobering statistics:
There is a 97% chance that someone you know will need a blood
transfusion at some point in their life.
One out of every ten people admitted to a hospital needs blood.
Approximately, 60%of the U.S. population is eligible to give blood –
only 5% do in a given year, supporting the other 95%.
At 6 AM: The Blood Drive kicked off outside the American Red Cross donor center in Dedham, MA, and live updates would continue from there throughout the day. Just a few minutes after the ribbon-cutting, I spoke with Paul D'Arcangelo, from Comcast:
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