News Release April 21, 2008
Contact:
Julie Scott
303.361.2873
Bonfils Blood Center
Saving Lives A Cappella Style
Local Barbershop Harmony Society chapters host Singing for Life blood drives
DENVER (April 21, 2008) – Men of all ages, from all walks of life, who love to sing, will harmonize to save lives this spring through a nationwide blood drive campaign, Singing for Life. On Saturday, May 10, more than 150 Barbershop Harmony Society chapters, including four from Colorado’s Front Range, will host blood drives and entertain blood donors in an effort to raise awareness of the need for blood in advance of a time when blood donations tend to decline.
Colorado chapter members will regale donors with barbershop harmony and other musical styles at the following locations and times:
Denver West Community Donor Center
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
13952 Denver West Pkwy.
Building 53, Suite 335
Golden, CO 80401
Performances by UltraSoniX, Joyful Noise, Denver MountainAires, Grace Notes and Harmony Emporium are scheduled between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Boulder Community Donor Center
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
3113 28th Street
Boulder, CO 80301
Performances by Surrounded by Reality, a barbershop quartet from The Boulder Timberliners Barbershop Chorus are scheduled between 1 and 3 p.m.
Wal-Mart – Longmont
10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
800 S. Hover St.
Longmont, CO 80501
Performances by Long’s Peak Chorus are scheduled inside Wal-Mart between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Panera Bread – Colorado Springs
1:30 to 5 p.m.
3120 New Center Point
Colorado Springs, CO 80922
Performances by 4 the Lord, The Back Row, Cupid’s 4, Harmony in Motion, In the Stairwell, Metrognomes, Peak Experience and Velcro are scheduled between 1 and 5:30 p.m..
Donors interested in being part of this campaign are encouraged to schedule an appointment by visiting www.bonfils.org or by calling 303.363.2300 or 800.365.0006 opt. 2.
About the Barbershop Harmony Society:
Founded in 1938 in Tulsa, Okla., the Barbershop Harmony Society is the largest all-male singing organization in the world, with 30,000 members, including 1,500 quartets in 800 chapters. There are also nine official foreign affiliates of the Society.
About Bonfils Blood Center:
Bonfils Blood Center celebrates 65 years of saving lives through its ongoing stewardship of the community blood supply and the instrumental role it continues to play in the lives of patients in need throughout Colorado and beyond. Bonfils Blood Center supplies blood to more than 200 healthcare facilities and needs to collect more than 4,000 blood donations weekly to meet the needs of the community and to be prepared for any unexpected events. For information about Bonfils Blood Center please call 800.365.0006 or visit www.bonfils.org.
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