|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
RESOURCES
Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce offers links and info.
|
September 12, 2001 • Port
Jefferson • Smithtown
• Bohemia
• Melville
• Thousands of Long Islanders stood for up to five hours yesterday to donate life saving blood for the victims of the World Trade Center blast. But rescue workers stress that the need for blood will last far longer than today's shortages. They ask instead that people stagger their donations over several days - even weeks - in order to ensure a continual supply. "This morning Long Island Blood Services was contacted to ascertain if Smithtown employees should donate blood at other area locations rather than waiting until the town's blood drive next week," said Vecchio. "We were told that we could be of most help by donating at our scheduled drive. These donations will be used to meet the continuing need for blood over the weeks and months ahead." To help meet the needs of additional donors, King Kullen has donated 400 boxed juices and cookies which will be given to donors by Hauppauge High School students who will assist Long Island Blood Services volunteers. Local community groups seeking to set up blood drives have been directed by LIBS to go to the town drive instead. Suffolk County Executive Robert Gaffney announced today that although LI Blood Services has all the donors it can handle through the weekend, there is still a desperate need for type O and type O Negative blood. Type O Negative is a universal blood type which can be given to anyone without waiting for their own type to be identified. Therefore it is always in demand. "Suffolk residents have proven once again that in times of trouble and need, they will be there for their neighbors across the street or across the state; it makes no difference," Gaffney said. Blood donations are being collected across the country, but nowhere faster or more generously than here in Suffolk County. We will be constantly updating information on any and all blood drives organized by any group. If you know of a blood drive please let us know so we can share the information. So far we have the following places and times where blood drives are taking place. Remember, the need is great and will last longer than just these first critical and emotion filled days. To jump to information from a particular area, click on name below. Anyone over the age of 18, weighing more than 110 pounds and in general good health can usually donate blood. Blood Drive Locations: Keyspan is opening its regularly scheduled blood drive to the public from 9 am to 3 pm at it Hicksville facility 175 East Old Country Road, in Hicksville: Take the LIE to Exit 41 (south), Routes 106 & 107. Take service road to Broadway at the second traffic light. Make a right onto Broadway. Stay on Broadway to Old Country Road. Make a left turn onto Old Country Road. Travel east on Old Country Road approximately ½ mile to KeySpan building on the right. Keyspan is opening its regularly scheduled blood drive to the public from 9 am to 3 pm at its Canarsie facility 8302-8624 Ditmas Avenue, Building 40, in Canarsie: Take Belt Parkway to Exit 13 (Rockaway Parkway; NOT Rockaway Boulevard). Turn right at the light onto Rockaway Parkway. Continue on Rockaway Parkway to Foster Ave. Turn left onto Foster Ave. Continue on Foster Ave. for ¾ mile to East 83rd Street (after Brooklyn Terminal Market). Turn right at East 83rd St., go approximately ½ mile to KeySpan’s vehicle entrance on right, just after Railroad overpass). Turn right into KeySpan’s Canarsie facility.The Town of Huntington and the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce have planned a blood drive at the Huntington Townhouse, Jericho Turnpike 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Reservations required - additional days will be scheduled if demand exceeds limit CALL 351-3030 or 423-6100 or 212-561-9498 Town of Smithtown Employees' Blood Drive will continue as scheduled from 8 am to 4 pm at the Smithtown Landing Country Club, 495 Landing Avenue (Additional hours may be added) Call 360-7626 for an appointment. Long Island Blood Services Bohemia Donor Center -call
1-800-933-2566. Lake Success Donor Center
- call 1-800-933-2566. Mather Hospital
(Port Jefferson) - call 1-800-933-2566. Melville Donor Center - call
1-800-933-2566. Also (Melville) Huntington
Hilton Hotel
9/13/01 Also (Melville) Melville
Marriott Hotel
(9/14/01) Rockville Centre Donor
Center - call 1-800-933-2566. Mineola Donor Center - call
1-800-933-2566.
Click
here to add comments or request info
|
Blood Drives
Fill Critical Need