1000th BLOOD DONOR MILESTONE REACHED AT NEW DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON CENTER
Recognition event to be held May 7 for winners of grand-opening promotion
Wilmington, DE - After just 3 months in the new location, staff at the Wilmington Donor Center reached a significant milestone by processing the center's 1000th donor. This milestone marks the end of the Blood Bank's grand-opening promotion for prizes. Prize winners were selected randomly from among the first 1000 donors at the center for great gifts, including locally renowned photographer Kevin Fleming's best-selling books, autographed and framed versions of his most popular prints, and the grand prize - an HDTV.
There will be a drawing for the distribution of prizes culminating in the grand prize drawing and a recognition ceremony held for all of the winners at the Wilmington Donor Center (913 North Market Street) on Thursday, May 7 at 10am. Kevin Fleming will be on hand to conduct the drawing, sign the books and prints, and present the prizes.
"It's an honor to be able to recognize those who have taken time out of their busy schedules to donate blood downtown," said Robert L. Travis, Blood Bank President and CEO. "Now that we have a much more visible location on Market Street, I'm confident that we'll continue to see an increase in blood donors."
Prizes for this promotion were donated by Kevin Fleming and Digital Technologies.
About the New Wilmington Donor Center
Wilmington Center donors enjoy "perks." It has free WiFi, a gourmet coffee bar, and validated parking for blood donors (a new parking garage is located directly across the street on Shipley Street). The Wilmington center is open Monday to Friday and has alternating day and evening hours. Blood Bank of Delmarva has three other permanent donor centers (Newark and Dover, DE and Salisbury, MD) and 29 mobile locations throughout Delmarva.
