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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 16, 2013
MEDIA CONTACT: Rachel Davis
Public Relations Assistant
Southcoast Health System
Office: 508-973-5280
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‘Give a Pint, Get a Pound’ returns for National Blood Donor Month
Receive a free pound of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee when you donate blood at any Southcoast Blood
Bank location
(Pictured left to right: Becca Alves, Southcoast Blood Recipient; Eddie Correia, Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee; Rob
Adrian, Operations Manager of Dunkin’ Brands; Bob Mongeon, Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee; Bernie Kenney,
Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee; Steve Macedo, Southcoast Blood Donor; Kevin Medeiros, Southcoast Health Van
Driver; Cathy Alegria, Southcoast Donor Program Coordinator)
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Southcoast® Blood Bank’s annual promotion, “Give a Pint, Get a
Pound” featuring Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, returns to the region during National Blood Donor Month this
January.
In January 2014, anyone who donates blood at the Southcoast Blood Bank at St. Luke’s Hospital
or at any Southcoast community blood drive will receive a certificate for a free pound of Dunkin’ Donuts
coffee. Coupons are redeemable at participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants while supplies last.
“We are very grateful that we can once again partner with local Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants for
this wonderful promotion,” said John Laverty, MD, Medical Director of the Southcoast Blood Bank.
“Their commitment and support is a great gift to the community, especially during the winter months
when blood donations tend to be slow.”
The Southcoast Blood Bank must collect more than 16,000 pints of blood a year. Currently
through local donor programs, the Southcoast Blood Bank collects 6,500 pints a year, which is less than
half of the blood needed to supply Southcoast Hospitals and the Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care. The
remainder of the blood is purchased from external sources and therefore dependent on the national blood
supply. The Southcoast Blood Bank provides blood for emergencies, for patients with cancer and other
serious illnesses and for patients having surgery.
“Dunkin’ Donuts is honored to partner with the Southcoast Blood Bank for the Give a Pint, Get a
Pound promotion once again,” said Michael Mahon, Field Marketing Manager for Dunkin’
Donuts. “Giving blood is great way to give the gift of life this holiday season, and we hope that receiving
a pound of delicious Dunkin’ Donuts coffee will help encourage our neighbors to reach out this January at
a time when it’s needed most.”
You have a choice! Donate local.
The Southcoast Blood Bank is the only blood donation venue that directly supports the South
Coast communities’ blood supply. When you donate blood at a Southcoast-sponsored blood drive you are
helping to keep your local blood supply strong — so it is there when you need it.
Where to donate
Southcoast hosts blood drives throughout the region on the Southcoast Health Van and at local
businesses. To find a list of community blood drives during the month of January, please visit our website
at www.southcoast.org/bloodbank . To schedule a free blood drive, please call Catherine Alegria,
Southcoast Blood Donor Coordinator, at 508-993-0430 or by email at alegriac@southcoast.org.
Kick-Off Blood Drive
The Southcoast Blood Bank and Dunkin’ Donuts have teamed up with FUN 107 and WBSM to
host a Kick-Off blood drive on Thursday, January 2, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the FUN 107 /WBSM
plaza, 22 Sconticut Road in Fairhaven.
In addition to the pound of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, all who donate at the Kick-Off blood drive
will be entered into a free raffle for a chance to win prizes including family four-packs of tickets to the
Providence Bruins.
Join FUN 107, WBSM, Dunkin’ Donuts and Southcoast at this second annual event as they help
raise awareness around the importance of donating blood locally.
To schedule an appointment for the Kick-Off blood drive at FUN 107 /WBSM, call 800-4971727. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome!
About Dunkin’ Donuts
Giving back to the community that supports them is a key tenet of the Dunkin’ Donuts
philosophy, and the franchisees take pride in supporting such local initiatives as the Dunkin’ Donuts
Scholarship Program, Special Olympics Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Blood Center and Southcoast
Blood Bank, Operation: Support Our Troops, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, the Jimmy Fund, and the
Dunkin’ Dugout at McCoy Stadium.
Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and
baked goods. Dunkin' Donuts is a market leader in the hot regular/decaf/flavored coffee, iced coffee,
donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin' Donuts has earned the No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in
the coffee category by Brand Keys for seven years running. The company has nearly 10,800 restaurants in
31 countries worldwide. For the full-year 2012, Dunkin' Donuts' restaurants had global franchiseereported sales of approximately $6.9 billion. Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin' Donuts is part of the
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For more information,
visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.
About Southcoast Health System & Southcoast Hospitals Group
Southcoast Health System is a community based health delivery system with multiple access
points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and
East Bay, Rhode Island. It includes the three hospitals that make up Southcoast Hospitals Group —
Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford and Tobey Hospital in
Wareham.
Southcoast provides advanced clinical services, such as open heart surgery, angioplasty and heart
rhythm services, comprehensive cancer care, neurosurgery, weight loss surgery, plastic surgery, hand
surgery, orthopedic surgery, advanced imaging services and is the only provider of maternity services in
the region.
Southcoast is a not-for-profit charitable organization that depends on the support of the
community to provide services. More information is available online at www.southcoast.org. Connect to
Southcoast through social media at www.southcoast.org/connect/.
Southcoast® is a registered trademark of Southcoast Health System Inc.
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