Public Service Announcements
Puget Sound Blood Center
WHAT: Cord Blood donations
WHEN: Ongoing need
WHERE: Puget Sound Blood Center locations
CONTACT: For more information contact:
www.psbc.org/cordblood or 206-292-1896.
MORE INFO: Becoming a mother is an amazing thing. It's a joyous event that is shared by you, family, and friends. But your joy and love can reach much farther than that. Because thousands of people with life-threatening diseases like leukemia could be helped with the right cord blood match. In the past, umbilical cords were thrown away. But today, blood from the umbilical cord can be collected after your baby's birth and donated to a public cord blood bank.
More cord blood from the people in our community means more patients will get the transplant they need. Donating is simple.
There is no cost to you, and labor, delivery, and the health of your baby are not affected. After donation, the cord blood units are listed on the Be The Match Registry for any patient searching for a match.
When you give birth to life, you also give birth to hope.
Alzheimer's Association
WHAT: Support Groups for caregivers
WHEN: 1st Wednesday of each month, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Snohomish County South County Senior Center, Edmonds
CONTACT: For more information call Kim Spector at 206-890-9702
MORE INFO: If you are caring for someone with memory loss and need information and support you can get help. The Alzheimer's Association caregiver support groups provide a consistent and caring place for people to learn, share and gain emotional support from others who are also on a unique journey of providing care to a person with memory loss.
The Borgen Project
WHAT: Fighting global poverty
WHERE: The Borgen Project is based in Seattle and has world-wide affects
MORE INFO: The Borgen Project is a movement of people from all walks of life who are united behind the common belief that the most powerful nation in the history of humankind should be doing more to improve the plight of the world's poor.
· The Borgen Project meets with U.S. leaders to secure their support for crucial poverty-reduction legislation.
· They mobilize people across the globe behind efforts to make poverty a political priority.
· The Borgen Project is known for being tech savvy, nonpartisan and having access to congressional leaders on a national level.
· The Borgen Project is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible.
