Red Cross Joins Giovanni's Friends

NH Red Cross Blood Services finds first match from a Bedford, NH, drive, and second from Derry Police Drive

Maine Red Cross Blood/Bone Marrow Drive finds match for one-year-old baby girl

American Red Cross Blood Services - New England Region
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont

Amanda Brand become NH Red Cross 2nd match from Derry Police Department Blood/Bone Marrow Drive

WCHS News: Maine Red Cross Holds Baby Giovanni's Friends Bone Marrow Drive

See below NECN news story

American Red Cross Blood Services of Northern New England and Giovanni joins forces to turn New England into the "Life Saving States" and add 100k new donors

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The Red Cross has joined Giovanni's mission to make New England the "Life Saving States" by adding 100,000 donors to the International Bone Marrow Registry and saving hundreds of lives. The Red Cross helped save Giovanni and together they hope to abate our country's critical blood shortage threatening the lives of our loved ones. Giovanni wants you: Please donate blood and bone marrow today.

Red Cross Chapter New Donors added Matches Average Per Drive

NH 2748 2 52

ME 1338 1 75

VT 760 0 58

CT 397 0 31

MA 159 0 23

Total donors added: 5,402

Note: An average bone marrow drive in the United States adds 20 new donors

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American Red Cross Blood Services Bone Marrow Drives

New Hampshire Drives

Thank you Nashua High NH American Red Cross Blood Services, corporate sponsors, volunteers, and people of NH for adding 200 life saving donors to the registry with Baby Giovanni and DKMS Americas.

Thank you Derry Police and the New Hamspshire American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 64 more life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Jeannie Barkely Memorial, Alvirne High School, and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 29 life saving donors to the registry

Thank you Terry Chase, the Laconia Real Estate Board, and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 37 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Compassionate Friends, Linda, and Susan, for adding 43 life saving donors to the registry. This makes a total of 106 for Compassionate Friends events.

Thank you Heritage Harley Davidson, Concord, NH, and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 32 more life saving donors to the registry and finding its first match to a 12-year-old boy with leukemia. Thank you for stepping up to the plate Mark Marston and giving that kid a chance to live.

Thank you Raymond NH for adding 19 life saving donors to the registry in honor of David Welch.

Thank you St. Anslem's College, students, and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 19 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Crossroads Baptist Church, family and friends of Dean Gordon, and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 122 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Derry Police Department and the NH Red Cross Blood Services for adding 81 life saving donors to the registry

Thank you Hudson Police Department for adding 35 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Kingswood Golf Course, the NH American Red Cross Blood Services, and Majorie for adding 21 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Hesser College, WZID, and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 29 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you WMUR News and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 60 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Manchester, NH, Red Cross Donor Center for adding 4 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you NH Department of Health And Human Services for adding 39 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you people of Bedford, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, and Election Officials for holding the largest Save Giovanni's Friends Bone Marrow Drive adding 332 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you NH Department of Health And Human Services for adding 39 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Concord NH Technical Institute, students, and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 29 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Parish of the Resurrection Church and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 35 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Hudson Police Department for adding 18 life saving donors to the registry

Thank you University of New Hampshire and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding the following life saving donors: Monday: 24; Tuesday: 3.

Thank you Manchester Harley Davidson, staff, and patrons for adding 40 life saving donors to the registry

Thank you Plymouth National Guard Armory and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 45-life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you St Michael's Church and the NH Red Cross Blood Services for adding 5 life saving donors to the registry.

Chester Fire Station and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 38 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Gail Singer Memorial Blood Drive, Steve Singer, and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 203 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Red Cross Donor Center, Manchester, for adding 2 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Redhook Brewery and the NH American Red Cross for adding 12 life saving donors to the registry

Thank you Exeter Access Sport Medicine of Exeter, NH, for adding 13 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you North Conway Grand Hotel and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 5 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Milford Knights of Columbus and the NH Red Cross Blood Services for adding 25 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you St. Paul's Church and the NH American Red Cross for adding 6 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Wolfeboro Congregational Church, the people of Wolfeboro, and the NH American Red Cross for adding 20 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Portsmouth Naval Base and the American Red Cross for adding 16 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Bow Community Fire Department and the NH American Red Cross for adding 7 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Nashua High School South, Chill and Grill organizers, students, volunteers, people of Nashua, the NH American Red Cross Blood Services and Vt staff for adding 115 life saving donors to the bone marrow registry.

Thank you Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and the NH American Red Cross for adding 18 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Concord Holiday Inn and the NH American Red Cross for adding 27 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Mr. Barkley for allowing us to honor your departed wife with a joint blood/bone marrow drive with the NH American Red Cross. We added 50 lifes saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Temple Elementary School, people of Temple, and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 25 more life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 43 life saving donors to the registry and the 14,000 donor Buddee White from the USS Greenville.

Thank you memorial High School for adding 6-life saving donors to the international bone marrow registry.

Thank you St Anselm College, students, and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 38-life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Manchester Board of Realators, the Tony Des Rochers Children Foundation and the Manchester Red Cross and staff for adding 36-life saving donors to the international bone marrow registry.

Thank you CVS and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 26-life saving bone marrow donors to the registry.

Thank you Merrimack Valley High School students and staff, and the NH American Red Cross for adding 46-life saving donors to the international bone marrow registry.

Thank you people of Bedford, NH, and the American Red Cross for adding 70-life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Heritage Harley Davidson and the NH American Red Cross for adding 58-life saving donors to the registry hitting the 12,000 Giovanni donor, who is NH's leading radio personality, James D, Fronk, program director of the Hawk and Frank radio stations. Click here to see event slide show.

Thank you UNH, students, and the NH American Red Cross Blood Services for adding the following life saving donors to the international registry: Monday: 29, Tuesday: 26, Wednesday: 47, Thursday: 83 for a total of 185 donors.

Thank you American Red Cross, Bedford High, people of Bedford and NH for adding 106-life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you American Red Cross, WZID Radio, Hesser College, and the people of NH for adding 71 more life saving donors to the international bone marrow registry.

Thank you Loudon Police and Fire Departments, Volunteers, the NH Red Cross, and the caring people of Loudon for adding 76-life saving donors to the bone marrow registry.

Maine Drives

Thank you America Red Cross Blood Services, Cinemagic Theaters, and people of Maine for adding 144 life saving donors at the 24 hour Cinemagic Marathon Blood/Bone Marrow Drive.

Thank you St Katharine Drexel, and the American Red Cross for adding 11 life-saving donors to the registry

Thank you Maine Red Cross Blood Services and the United Baptist Church for adding 16 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Chiara and the all the Greek Chapters at the University of Maine in Orono for adding 326 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Bank of America Card Services of Belfast, ME. and Meg Murphy for adding 180 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Mike, and Kennebunk Savings Bank for adding 30 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Northeastern University for adding 75 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you TD Bank North, the America Red Cross Blood Services of Maine and Michael Desjardins for adding 36 life saving donors to the registry

Thank you Colby College of Maine for adding 80 life saving donors to the registry in Honor of Hunter.

Thank you Hayley, St Martha Catholic Church of Kennebunk, ME, and the Maine Red Cross Blood Services for adding 34 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you students of New England College, Maine American Red Cross Blood Services and Hayley for adding 107 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you St Mary's Church and the ME American Red Cross for adding 11 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you North Parish Church and the American Red Cross in Maine for adding 14 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you St. Christopher’s Church and the Maine American Red Cross Blood services for adding 12 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Trinity Episcopal Church, people of Saco, and the Maine American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 9 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you United Methodist Church, Eliot, ME, and the American Red Cross for adding 16 life-saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Southern Maine University and the Maine American Red Cross for adding 125 life-saving donors to the bone marrow regitry.

Thank you Maine Red Cross Blood Services donor center and blood donors for adding 12-life saving donors to the registry.

Vermont Drives

Thank you Dartmouth College, students, and the Vermont American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 35 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank You St Michael's College for adding 37-life saving donors to the international bone marrow registry.

Thank you Norwich Military Academy, cadets, nursing students, staff, townspeople, especially nursing student Cindy Freudenthal and the Vt American Red Cross Blood Services for the all time one-day record Red Cross Baby Giovanni bone marrow drive adding 197-life saving bone marrow donors or nearly 10 time the national average.

Thank you Barre Elks Club, Vt, and the Vt American Red Cross for adding 42 life saving donors to the international registry.

Thank you people of Berlin, the American VFW and the Vt American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 33-life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Littleton Elks Club and the American Red Cross Blood Services of VT for adding 27 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Dartmouth College, students and the American Red Cross Blood Services of Vermont for adding the following life saving bone marrow donors to the international registry: Wednesday: 90, Thursday: 88 for a total of 178. Congratulations Amy and staff for the largest to-date Save Giovanni's Friends drive by the Vt Red Cross.

Thank you Burlington, Vt, American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 43-life saving donors to the international bone marrow registry.

Thank you Lebanon CCBA, citizens, and Vt American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 49-life saving donors to the international bone marrow registry

Thank you Vermont University students and staff and the Burlington American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 47-life saving bone marrow donors to the international registry.

Thank you Newport High School, students, townspeople and American Red Cross for adding 37-life saving donors to the registry.

Giovanni's friends thank the Burlington Vermont American Red Cross and its 35 staff members who became life-saving bone marrow donors.

Connecticut

Thank you University of Connecticut, students and the Connecticut American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 144 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Christian Apostolic Church and the Ct American Red Cross for adding 22 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Temple Shalom, Norwalk, Conn and the American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 34 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Victoria Li and family, townspeople, and the Connecticut Red Cross Blood Services for adding 30 life-saving bone marrow donors to the registry.

Thank you University of Connecticut students, particularly Daily Campus reporter Caitlin Emma for becoming the 13,000 donor to register at a Giovanni drive, and the American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 167-life saving bone marrow donors to the international bone marrow registry. M: 27; T: 21; W: 42 T: 31; F: 46.

Massachusetts Drives

Thank you Medford Elks Club, the Massachusetts American Red Cross Blood Services, and the people of MA for adding 39 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Dorchester Fire Department and the MA American Red Cross Blood Services for adding 2 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Team Hope and the Massachusetts Red Cross Blood Services for adding 21-life saving donors to the international bone marrow registry. Also, Giovanni loved the toys.

Thank you Massachusetts Red Cross for added 37-life saving donors to the registry

Thank you Boston University students of Rich Hall for adding 29 life saving donors to the registry.

Thank you Boston University Towers Students for adding 29-life saving donors.

Thank you Dorchester Fire Department and the MA American Red Cross Blood Services for adding two life saving donors to the registry.

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