Waldorf, Maryland, DECEMBER 15, 2010 – DC Area Outback Steakhouse Charity Fund, a component Fund at the Community Foundation of Charles County, will present a check to Children’s Bloodmobile for $25,000 on Monday, December 20, noon at the Waldorf Outback Steakhouse, 3020 Crain Highway, Waldorf, MD 20601. In addition, the Bloodmobile will be parked and ready for folks to donate blood According to a flyer from Children’s National Medical Center,
“Children’s is the only exclusive provider of pediatric care in the Washington, Metropolitan area. Many children in the hospital require fresh blood or special rare types of red blood cells. Red blood cells, platelets and plasma are in constant demand for victims of accidents, cancer treatments, blood diseases and many types of surgery. You may schedule an appointment on-line at www.cnmcblooddonor.com enter sponsor code OUT03 or contact Angela Lockley at 202.476.6524 or alockley@cnmc.org. All blood types are desperately needed! For more information about the Bloodmobile, visit www.childrensnational.org/donateblood.
The Outback Charity Fund has raised over $250,000 for Children’s Medical Center and has been instrumental in purchasing a Bloodmobile for Children’s. “Every person from the Metropolitan area of Washington, D.C. has either been personally helped by Children’s or know someone who has, so this is our way to say thank you,” stated Joint Venture Partner, Cornell Barnett.
The Community Foundation of Charles County is a charitable public foundation serving Charles County, Maryland. We build charitable funds, advise donors, provide grants and leadership to address community needs. For more information, please call the Community Foundation of Charles County at 301-885-0108 or send an email to: gretchen.heinze@charlescommunityfoundation.org.
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