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Nonprofit community blood center raises more than $2.1 million to support its lifesaving wor<\/em>k<\/p>\n

The New York Blood Center (NYBC), a nonprofit, community-based organization that serves more than 20 million people and 200 hospitals in the New York metropolitan area, today announced that its 2015 biennial gala, held at Cipriani 42nd Street in midtown Manhattan on November 5, 2015, was the most successful in its history.<\/p>\n

The community nonprofit\u2019s fundraising dinner brought in more than $2.1 million to the nonprofit, nearly $500,000 more than the amount generated through its last event in 2013. This year\u2019s dinner honored IBM, the New York Mets, and NYBC Chairman Howard P. Milstein, all of whom were inducted into NYBC\u2019s Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen a tremendous increase in support for the New York Blood Center over the past several months, as we work to save lives through our blood and blood-related products and cutting-edge research,\u201d said NYBC President and CEO Dr. Christopher Hillyer.<\/p>\n

A highlight of the evening was an emotional speech by Lauren Shields, a 15-year-old girl from the New York area who needed a heart transplant at age nine. She only survived thanks to hundreds of units of blood provided by NYBC.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so thankful for the work that you do,\u201d Ms. Shields said. \u201cI stand here before you because of that work. Without the transfusions, I would never have made it to my transplant day. It is because of all the hard work that you do that people like me make it to surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope you go back to your offices tomorrow and share my story,\u201d Ms. Shield said, \u201cbut more than that, I hope you share my thanks and gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNYBC is dedicated to helping people,\u201d Dr. Hillyer said. \u201cWe save thousands of lives each year by remaining singularly focused on this mission. One need only speak to blood recipients like Lauren to understand the vital work NYBC does for everyone in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stanley S. Litow, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs at IBM, said: \u201cWe are very proud of our collaboration with the New York Blood Center. All of what we do is based on IBM\u2019s belief that community service is critical, it is important, it is one of the core values of our company. I am delighted to accept this award on behalf of IBM.\u201d<\/p>\n

David Newman, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications for the New York Mets, also spoke of NYBC\u2019s heroic mission: \u201cPeople look at our players and see heroes, but the real heroes are sitting in this room tonight. Every doctor, donor, corporate contributor\u2014you are all heroes, dedicated to making our community better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Milstein, who has been NYBC Chair for more than 10 years, became the first individual inductee to NYBC\u2019s Hall of Fame. Mr. Milstein said: \u201cI am humbled by this honor, and want to thank all my dedicated colleagues at NYBC who work every day to make this organization the successful, life-saving institution that is.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a great joy to be involved with an organizations that helps so many people each year,\u201d Mr. Milstein added.<\/p>\n

SOURCE: New York Blood Center<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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