Drive for Hope

[Guest guest]

Just wanted to pass along information about our next upcoming

blood/bone marrow drive to raise funds for the IDF....

On May 17 at the Chelmsford Town Hall Gymnasium (located at 50

Billerica Road), from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. we are hosting the

" Drive for Hope "

sponsored by Christophen M. Dighton.

This is a combined blood drive with the American Red Cross and

Children's Hospital.

We are also hosting our first ever Bone Marrow Drive with the help

of " " Save Giovanni's Friends. "

Giovanni's father is in charge of the Bone Marrow drive and

is an amazing person!!!!

Giovanni is child who has a rare Primary Immunodeficiency Disease

called NEMO. His father, , started holding bone marrow drives

to find a match for his son - it was his only chance at

survival....once a match was found for his son he continued to hold

these drives to help other individuals find a match to give them the

same shot at life that Giovanni was given.

The drives are called " Save Giovanni's Friends " .

We are excited to be able to help and " Save Giovanni's

Friends' add to the Bone Marrow Registry!

PLEASE consider coming out and signing up!

" Giovanni wants you to save a life: be 18 to 55 in good health.

Simple cotton swab procedure, no blood, no pain, and its free - but

you can provide a donation of your ability if you'd like to support

the cause and reduce our testing costs.

Give the gift of life, become a bone marrow donor, you wont regret it

for the rest of yours. Please join us to save a life. Giovanni thanks

you. "

The reality exists every day that PIDD patients and so many other

individuals out there are in DESPERATE need for a bone marrow

transplant....and Team Hope wants to do whatever we can in order to

help give another person the chance for life

For a Red Cross appointment, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or go to

www.givelife.org

For a Children's Hospital appointment, message Stefani or email

IDFMA@....

http://www.childrenshospital.org/about/Site1394/mainpageS1394P6subleve

l39.html

To learn more about Giovanni or the Bone Marrow Drives go to

http://helpgiovanniguglielmo.org/default.aspx

All donations to the Red Cross will stay with the Red Cross and their

donor population.

All donations to Children's Hospital will go directly to the

Children's Hospital/Dana Farber population.

Walk-Ins are welcome but making appointments is strongly encouraged

so that we can plan for the right amount of people.

Please pass this on!

Blessings

Stefani