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Bone Marrow Drive for NYPD Officer Dean Monaco

DELETE BLOOD CANCER AND FOREST CITY RATNER HOST BONE MARROW DRIVE FOR NYPD OFFICER DEAN MONACO AT ATLANTIC TERMINAL

DRIVE IN HONOR OF RECENT BONE MARROW RECIPIENT –


BARCLAYS CENTER HEAD OF SECURITY STEVEN BONANO



WHO: Delete


Blood Cancer, a global organization founded by Peter and

Katharina Harf, that leads the fight to delete blood cancer by

empowering people to take action, give bone marrow and save lives. With

over 3.5 million registered bone

marrow donors worldwide, Delete Blood Cancer is the largest bone marrow

donor

center in the world. Dean Monaco, a NYPD officer, father and Long Island

resident.



WHAT:
On Thursday, June 27th and


Saturday, June 29th Delete Blood Cancer and

Forest City Ratner Companies will host bone marrow drives for NYPD

Officer Dean Monaco.  Dean was diagnosed with T-cell acute

lymphoblastic leukemia and he needs a bone marrow transplant. Forest

City Ratner is participating in honor of recent bone marrow recipient, Steven Bonano, Head of Security for FCRC and a highly decorated member of the NYPD.

HOW:

All it takes to register as a potential life

saver for Steven and others fighting blood is a quick swab of your

cheeks. If you become a match, you get a chance to donate cells, save a

life and feel like

a hero. No reservation or appointment is required; simply stop in when

it is

convenient during the hours of the drive.



WHEN: Thursday, June 27th 2013 / Saturday, June

29th

4:00 - 7:00 pm EST / Noon – 3:00 pm EST


Atlantic Terminal


*First floor, on the mall side

between Mrs. Fields and Payless Shoe Store.


Brooklyn, NY




For additional information: Sarah Cunningham / The Chamber Group, C: 718.724.3410, sarah@thechambergroup.com


Tasha Stoute / The Chamber Group, O: 212.366.5801, tasha@thechambergroup.com


Emily Horowitz or Jeremy Soffin, BerlinRosen for FCRC,

646-452-5637

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