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• Blood Drive - Iolani Palace To Host Blood Drive

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  Type: Donation
  Date: Thursday - 6/10/2010
  Time: 8:00am - 12:45pm
  Location:
  'Iolani Palace
  364 South King Street
  Honolulu, HI 96804
  
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  Cost: FREE

Contact: Laurie J. Chang, Director of Communications
Phone: (808) 271-5023 (cell)
Date: June 1, 2010

IOLANI PALACE TO HOST BLOOD DRIVE TO SPOTLIGHT NEED FOR ALL BLOOD TYPES OVER KAMEHAMEHA DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND

Honolulu --The Blood Bank of Hawaii and sponsor Alii Place will conduct a two-bus blood drive on the grounds of the historic Iolani Palace on June 10, the day before the Kamehameha Day holiday (June 11), in one of year’s largest single-day community blood drives.

“The holidays are tough on the state’s blood supply and this year will be no exception,” said Robyn Yim, M.D., Blood Bank of Hawaii president and medical director. “We are grateful for this blood drive when donor turnout is traditionally low as people are busy with holiday activities and special vacation plans. The need for blood never stops and community support is needed to keep the blood supply at a safe level.”

What adds to the story is the fact that Polynesians in Hawaii are a major source of a rare blood type known as Jk3 Negative. Statistically, this blood occurs in one in 10,000 people in Hawaii. This rare blood type is found more in Polynesians and Southeast Asians than in any other group in the world. Finding donors with this rare blood type will help people in Hawaii and the rest of the United States.

Other participants in the Iolani Palace drive are:

Ashford & Wriston
Bays Deaver Lung Rose & Holma
Brown & Caldwell
City Prosecuting Attorney
Goodsill Anderson Quinn Stifel
Hawaii State FCU
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Nordic PCL Construction
PM Realty
Queens’ Heath Systems

If you are interested in interviewing or remote broadcasting live or taping from Iolani Palace during the drive (7 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 10), we can provide:

• Interview with Blood Bank medical and professional staff
  
• Interview with Alii Place blood drive coordinator
  
• Possible interview with a Jk3 Negative donor
  

Thank you for your consideration. Please feel free to contact me at 848-4711 (office) or 271-5023 (cell).

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