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PO Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625-0360

For Release:
September 27, 2013

Mary E. O'Dowd, M.P.H.
Commissioner

For Further Information Contact:
Office of Communications
(609) 984-7160

“BLOOD DRIVE TAILGATE” COMES TO METLIFE STADIUM

NY/NJ SUPER BOWL HOST COMMITTEE/NJ WORKPLACE BLOOD DONOR COALITION HOST SUPER COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE

Tuesday, October 1

11:00 AM - 3:45 PM



NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee and ӣƵ Workplace Blood Donor Coalition will host a mega Super Community "Blood Drive Tailgate" on Tuesday, October 1, from 11:00 AM to 3:45 PM at MetLife Stadium, in parking Lot E.

Everyone who volunteers to donate blood at the event will be entered into the Super Community Blood Drive sweepstakes to win a pair of tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2, 2014 at MetLife Stadium.

Those who volunteer also will be able to tour the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee's "Huddle Shuttle," the first mobile tour associated with a Super Bowl. It includes the Vince Lombardi Trophy and displays an array of football memorabilia.

Donors are encouraged to register in advance to donate at the Mega Drive and select a specific time that is convenient, but "walk-ins" are welcome. Donors can sign up today by clicking on the "Mega Drive" gold star at .

The "Blood Drive Tailgate" is co-hosted by the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee and the ӣƵ Workplace Blood Donor Coalition, co-chaired by the ӣƵ Commissioner of Health Mary E. O'Dowd and Kevin Rigby, US Country Head of Public Affairs and Vice President of Public Affairs for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

DATE:    
Tuesday, October 1

TIME:    
11:00 AM - 3:45 PM

WHERE:
MetLife Stadium Parking Lot E
                1 MetLife Stadium Drive
                East Rutherford, NJ