Axelrod Blood Drive Coming To Wynnewood Oct. 9-10

WYNNEWOOD, PA – Carol Axelrod fought cancer and much of her fight was possible thanks to blood transfusions. Since her passing, Axelrod's family has held memorial blood drives to help others battling cancer, and one is coming up next month in Wynnewood. Axelrod Blood Drive Coming To Wynnewood Oct. 9-10

Carol H. Axelrod Memorial Blood Drive will be held from 7 a.m. to p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9 and Tuesday, Oct. 10 at Lankenau Medical Center, 100 Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood.

This is the 10th annual blood drive held at Lankenau and the 22nd blood drive held overall in Axelrod’s honor since 2008, according to organizers.

Because each unit of blood collected can help up to three people, the upcoming drive at Lankenau will reach the milestone of helping up to 10,000 patients.

“We created this blood drive as a way of giving back to the blood donor community that made it possible for my mother to receive all of the blood transfusions she needed during her treatment for cancer,” Axelrod’s daughter Michelle Scolnick said. “We will always be grateful for the extraordinary gift that blood donors gave us. In holding our own blood drives, we hope to make it possible for other families to have more time with a loved one who needs a transfusion. We are committed to doing our part to ensure that blood products are always available for those who need them.”

Donors who give on Oct. 9 or Oct. 10 will receive a gift bag, T-shirt, refreshments, and free entry into prize drawings.

In addition, as part of an ongoing “Community CHAllenge” initiative, Axelrod’s family will make monetary donations to two local organizations — Lankenau’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Peter’s Place, a local center for grieving children and their families — for every unit of blood collected at the drive, according to organizers.

You can see available appoints for Oct. 9 here and Oct. 10 here.

To schedule an appointment to donate, visit the Red Cross website here and enter sponsor code CHAMemorial, call 1-800-REDCROSS, or email info@chablooddrive.org and include the date and time you'd like to donate.

The Carol H. Axelrod Memorial Blood Drive honors the memory of Axelrod, who became completely dependent on blood products while being treated for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer. Because blood was available every time she needed a transfusion, she was able to celebrate her 60th birthday and see her granddaughter turn three years old before she passed away in July 2008. Later that year, her family began its efforts to honor her memory by encouraging others to donate lifesaving blood.

Learn more about the Carol H. Axelrod Memorial Blood Drive at its website.

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