Subject: FW: Upcoming SFS Blood Drive for Children's National
From: "Gus Bessalel" <[email-masked]>
To: "Gus Bessalel" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 19:09:36 -0500

A message from the US Pa Co-Clerks

On Tuesday, December 1st, from 10 am - 3 pm, Sidwell Friends will be holding a blood drive for Children's National Medical Center at the Upper School.  Drives are extremely important for the children who depend upon CNMC, including several Sidwell students.

The hemo/oncology department currently treats over 1,400 kids who need blood transfusions.  Sickle cell patients need transfusions every 4-6 weeks. All blood collected remains at the hospital.  When hospitals do not receive donations, they are forced to purchase blood from the Red Cross.

You must sign up in advance (link below).  Please make certain to go to the site and read attachments as there are restrictions.  Some restrictions include current medications or vaccinations, travel outside the US, dental work, weight, age, and general health. Please check.

A donor can donate blood every 8 weeks.  And platelets can be donated every 14 days.  And if this donation date becomes full, please sign up to give at CNMC or another blood mobile day close to you!
Sign up at  <https://www.cnmcblooddonor.com/client_assets/images/logos/emailLogo.jpg> https://www.cnmcblooddonor.com/client_assets/images/logos/emailLogo.jpg

Also, if you have not done so please remind parents about Howard Stevenson, the Equity, Justice and Community speaker scheduled for November 18th. Here is the blurb that appeared in the newsletter Sunday: 

Parents, guardians, and other interested members of the community are invited to a conversation and workshop with psychologist and author Dr. Howard C. Stevenson from the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, November 18. Light refreshments at 6:30 p.m.; workshop begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Robert L. Smith Meeting Room.

In keeping with our commitment to “address tensions productively,” Dr. Stevenson will discuss his new book, Promoting Racial Literacy in Schools: Differences That Make a Difference, and strategies for expansion of our knowledge and development of skills to create racial and ethnic literacy for our students, families, and community.

Thank you,

Norma and Shelley

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