Community Blood Center of the Carolinas Kicks off New Year with ‘Pint for Pounds’ Campaign
Written by: droseborough | 01/18/2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Kim Jones – Community Blood Center of the Carolinas – 704-972-4727
Jenni Walker – Walker PR Group – 704-649-6571
CHARLOTTE – Jan. 2, 2012 – The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) is kicking off 2012 with its Fourth Annual ‘Pint for Pounds’ campaign to support Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina. CBCC will donate six pounds of food for every blood donation now through Feb. 29.
“As we roll off the holiday season, we are faced with the shorter days and chilly temperatures of winter which is critical for the people we serve in nineteen area counties,” said Kay Carter, executive director of Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina. “We appreciate the amazing blood donors and the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas for their efforts and generosity to help end hunger in our region.”
Since the ‘Pint for Pounds’ campaign began in 2009, CBCC has been able to contribute 130,398 pounds of food to help feed the hungry in our community.
“There are many vital and fundamental needs in our community, the need for blood being just one. Hunger and the food needs of our community is another,” said Martin Grable, president and CEO of Community Blood Center of the Carolinas. “In partnership with our blood donors and sponsors, we look forward to another year of serving our community and helping support the vital work of Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina. Please donate blood with CBCC and help feed the hungry in our community.”
For businesses, civic organizations and churches interested in hosting a blood drive with CBCC, call Kim Jones, director of sponsorship development, at 704-972-4727. Those interested in donating blood can do so at one of CBCC’s four donor centers or at a community blood drive (www.cbcc.us/donate).
About Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
As part of Feeding America, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina serves 19 counties in North and South Carolina. In FY2010-2011, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina distributed over 37 million pounds of food and essential grocery items to approximately 650 hunger feeding agencies including emergency pantries, soup kitchens, senior programs, shelters and low-income daycares. For more information, visit http://www.secondharvestcharlotte.org/.
About Community Blood Center of the Carolinas
The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) is a non-profit community-based blood center and the primary blood supplier to 21 regional hospitals, serving patients who live in 16 North Carolina and three South Carolina counties. The mission of CBCC is to be the steward of a community resource – life-saving blood and the vision is to help build and strengthen the bonds of community. CBCC is strictly a blood center, completely focused on gathering red blood cells, platelets and plasma from volunteer donors to save local lives – every drop of blood collected stays here to help people in the Carolinas. The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas is a member of America’s Blood Centers, North America’s largest network of community-based, independent blood centers providing more than 50% of the nation’s blood supply.
For more information on community blood drives, visit www.cbcc.us or call 704-972-4700. There are also CBCC donor centers located at: 4447 South Boulevard in Charlotte; 363 Church Street North Suite 170 in Concord; 2524 East Franklin Blvd Suite E in Gastonia; and 600 Hospital Drive in Monroe.
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Contact:
Kim Jones – Community Blood Center of the Carolinas – 704-972-4727
Jenni Walker – Walker PR Group – 704-649-6571