Contact: Erin Brock
CKPR
407-541-0812
ebrock@ckpramplified.com
or
Andrew J. Groveman
Belz Enterprises
901/260-7348

 

CALENDAR LISTING

100 OAKS MALL URGENT NEED DRIVE TO EASE RED CROSS BLOOD SUPPLY SHORTAGE


WHO:

Belz Factory Outlet World – 100 Oaks Mall


WHAT:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 4, 2002) - Coming to the aid of the American Red Cross and Tennessee Valley Blood Services Region in the midst of a critical blood shortage, 100 Oaks Mall has organized a blood drive event to be held Feb. 7 at the mall.

The blood drive will take place from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the mall's second level near Funcoland. Blood drive visitors will receive a free Tennessee Titans baseball cap in appreciation for their participation, and entertainment will be provided by a live broadcast of WGFX-FM's Rick and Bubba Show.

The local Red Cross experienced a blood shortage due to the quarantine of ten units of red blood cells that contained an unidentified white particulate. With patient safety in mind, all blood collected in bags of the same manufacturer have been quarantined until the Centers for Disease Control report on the substance. Tennessee Valley began examination of the blood Friday when reports of a white particulate was reported from the Red Cross Southern Region in Atlanta. The organization is seeking donations in order to continue its supply of blood while the affected blood is examined.

To be eligible to give blood, donors must be at least 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and have been screened by the Red Cross to donate. Blood donors should be sure that they feel well on the day of their donation and have not donated blood in the last 56 days.

About 100 Oaks Mall

Located in the center of Nashville at I-65 and Thompson Lane, 100 Oaks Mall offers value-oriented retailers a mixed-use opportunity to capture an affluent market, strategically located adjacent to Regal Cinemas' Hollywood 27, the country's second largest movie theater. Only minutes from downtown and all of Nashville, 100 Oaks Mall has easy access from I-65, which boasts travel of 124,400 cars per day. Additionally, Nashville hosts 8 million tourists annually.


WHEN:

Friday, Feb. 7, 2003
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

WHERE:

Belz Factory Outlet World – 100 Oaks Mall
Second Level Near Funco Land
719 Thompson Lane
Suite 137A
Nashville, TN 37204