<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><<a href="mailto:Hydekr@usa.redcross.org">Hydekr@usa.redcross.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">February 24, 2011 10:02:03 AM EST</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><<a href="mailto:TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu">TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>NATIONAL APPEAL FOR BLOOD DONORS - Blood Drive Today! Your Help is needed.</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><<a href="mailto:Hydekr@usa.redcross.org">Hydekr@usa.redcross.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="#606420"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"><div class="Section1"><p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><strong><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; ">Winter weather has caused the loss of over<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><font color="navy"><span style="color: navy; ">28</span></font>,000 blood and platelet donations throughout the eastern half of the country over the past few weeks. The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></b></strong><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Red Cross has not seen its blood supply drop this dramatically at this time of year over the past ten years. There is an urgent need for donors<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; ">now</span></i></b><i><span style="font-style: italic; ">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i>In fact, someone is counting on you at this very moment.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; ">Blood donors are needed at today’s blood drive:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; ">Thursday, February 24 11:00am to 5:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; ">Tabernacle</span></font></b></st1:placename><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placename w:st="on">Baptist</st1:placename><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:placetype w:st="on">Church</st1:placetype></span></font></b></st1:place><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> 1019<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">North Cayuga St.</st1:street>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:city w:st="on">Ithaca</st1:city></st1:address>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; ">Walk in’s are welcome today! All blood types welcome! O negative and double red cell donors are especially needed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></div><p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; ">If you are unable to make today’s blood drive the Red Cross urges all eligible donors to make an appointment to give blood in the coming days, by calling<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">1-800-RED CROSS<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>(1-800-733-2767)<font color="navy"><span style="color: navy; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font>or visiting <a href="http://www.redcrossblood.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.redcrossblood.org</a>. Walk in’s are welcome and all new and eligible donors are needed. <font color="navy"><span style="color: navy; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Symbol"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></span></span></font><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; ">Additional ways that you can help</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span>o<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Consider making a double red cell donation. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span>o<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">If you are not eligible to donate, encourage a friend or family member to donate<font color="navy"><span style="color: navy; ">.</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>