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Monday, January 3, 2011

Time to Sign Up for Blood Drive at Eden Hall Upper Elementary

Drive supports 10-year-old organ transplant recipient, Matisse Reid.

Time is of the essence to sign up for Wedneday's blood drive at Eden Hall Upper Elementary in support of fourth-grader Matisse Reid, who received blood as part of her treatment after organ transplant surgery. The special replenishment blood drive will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. at the school at 3900 Bakerstown Road, Gibsonia. To sign up to donate, log on to www.centralbloodbank.org using sponsor code Z0020821 or contact Eden Hall's school nurse, Suzanne Leonberg, at 724-443-1450, extension 7025, or email sleonberg@pinerichland.org. Ten-year-old Matisse received a small bowel and large bowel Dec. 7 at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. During her recovery, Matisse used blood from the Central Blood Bank, a nonprofit organization that …

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