Berlin Resident Honored by Boston Red Sox for Blood Donations

Kudos to Berlin resident Brian Gombotz who was named Blood Donor of the Game and recently honored on the field at Fenway Park prior to the Boston Red Sox game against the Philadelphia Phillies.

It was on Sept. 5, that Gombotz was named the Blood Donor of the Game because he donated blood with the American Red Cross.

The Boston Red Sox and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center with the Red Cross honor lucky presenting donors through the Blood Donor of the Game program. Fans are invited to enter to win after volunteering to donate blood to help patients in need.

“We are thrilled to honor Brian Gombotz as one of our Blood Donors of the Game,” said Joan Bennett, Director of Recruitment, Massachusetts and Connecticut Blood Services Regions. “Thank you to Brian and all of our other generous volunteer blood donors who roll up their sleeves to help ensure blood is available for patients in need.”

All presenting donors at Red Cross blood drives or donation centers in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont will have the opportunity to enter to win the honor of becoming Blood Donor of the Game from now through the end of the 2015 regular baseball season. In addition to winning two tickets to a game at historic Fenway Park, the Blood Donor of the Game will be presented with a commemorative souvenir and will take part in a special onfield experience prior to the start of the game.

The Blood Donor of the Game program is a unique way for the Red Cross to thank volunteer blood donors during the spring and especially during the summer months.

For more information about the Blood Donor of the Game program and donor eligibility, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org.

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