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SUMMARY:2014 Oklahoma Blood Institute Blood Drive
DESCRIPTION:Blood donors can show their support for local children fighting cancer by donating with Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) September 20. Tulsa's CureSearch Walk for Children's Cancer is hosting a blood drive 8 am to noon\, in the OBI bloodmobile which will be parked at Oral Roberts University (ORU)\, 7777 S Lewis\, during the event. Anyone\, 16 years or older*\, is urged to donate.\n\n \n\nBlood donors will receive their choice of a University of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State University OBI T-shirt and a chance to win a pair of tickets to the 2014 Bedlam football game**. \n\n \n\nThe purpose of the walk is to celebrate and honor local children and their families affected by childhood cancer and to raise funds for life-saving pediatric cancer research. CureSearch funds the Children's Oncology Group (COG) which conducts clinical trials for all types of childhood cancers in more than 200 hospitals across the country\, including here in Tulsa.  \n\n \n\n"We are honored to partner and encourage blood donation during Tulsa's CureSearch Walk for Children's Cancer\," said Dr. John Armitage\, OBI president and CEO. "Maintaining safe\, sufficient supplies of blood products is vital to hundreds of children in our state battling cancer and other life-threatening health conditions every day of the year." \n\n \n\nOklahoma Blood Institute exclusively provides every drop of blood needed by patients in the Saint Francis Health System which includes The Children's Hospital at Saint Francis. Some 150 other medical facilities across the state rely solely on OBI donors to provide life-saving blood for their patients. \n\n \n\nBlood can be given every 56 days. To find out more or make an appointment to donate\, call 877-340-8777 or schedule online at www.obi.org.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Blood donors can show their support for local children fighting cancer by donating with Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) September 20. Tulsa&rsquo\;s CureSearch Walk for Children&#39\;s Cancer is hosting a blood drive 8 am to noon\, in the OBI bloodmobile which will be parked at Oral Roberts University (ORU)\, 7777 S Lewis\, during the event. Anyone\, 16 years or older*\, is urged to donate.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Blood donors will receive their choice of a University of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State University OBI T-shirt and a chance to win a pair of tickets to the 2014 Bedlam football game**. </span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">The purpose of the walk is to celebrate and honor local children and their families affected by childhood cancer and to raise funds for life-saving pediatric cancer research. CureSearch funds the Children&#39\;s Oncology Group (COG) which conducts clinical trials for all types of childhood cancers in more than 200 hospitals across the country\, including here in Tulsa.&nbsp\; </span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">&ldquo\;We are honored to partner and encourage blood donation during Tulsa&rsquo\;s CureSearch Walk for Children&#39\;s Cancer\,&rdquo\; said <strong>Dr. John Armitage</strong>\, OBI president and CEO. &ldquo\;Maintaining safe\, sufficient supplies of blood products is vital to hundreds of children in our state battling cancer and other life-threatening health conditions every day of the year.&rdquo\; </span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Oklahoma Blood Institute exclusively provides every drop of blood needed by patients in the </span></span><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Saint Francis Health System which includes The Children&rsquo\;s Hospital at Saint Francis. <span style="color:black\;">Some 150 other medical facilities across the state rely solely on OBI donors to provide life-saving blood for their patients. </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Blood can be given every 56 days. To find out more or make an appointment to donate\, call 877-340-8777 or schedule online at <a href="http://www.obi.org">www.obi.org</a>.&nbsp\;</span>
LOCATION:OBI bloodmobile which will be parked at Oral Roberts University (ORU)\, 7777 South Lewis.
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URL:https://portal.bixbychamber.com/events/details/2014-oklahoma-blood-institute-blood-drive-09-20-2014-1422
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