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Blood Drive

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From Jackie Freed ’15:

What: Blood Drive
When: Tuesday 2/5 and Wednesday 2/6 from 12pm – 5pm
Why: Because you made a New Year’s Resolution to do more good and have been too busy to actually do it! Now is your chance!

If you have not yet signed up for the drive, go online or stop by Usdan tonight during dinner or during brunch this weekend to make an appointment. Again, we really appreciate your generosity and hope to see you next week!

This drive is sponsored by the Wes Sigmas, the Inter-Greek Council*, the Center for Community Partnerships, and the WSA.

To sign up online:

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Wes Blood Drives – First Drive of the Year

Jackie Freed ’15 is a vampire:

Did you know: One pint of blood can save up to three lives? Every two seconds, someone in the US needs a blood transfusion? The Red Cross supplies approx. 40% of the nation’s blood supply?

This is where you come in! The first blood drive of the year is this week on Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00-4:45 in Beckham Hall. Sign up for an appointment in Usdan on Monday and Tuesday or go to www.redcrossblood.org and find the drive using sponsor code WesleyanU to make your own appointment. Walk-ins will be welcomed but the wait time is much shorter with an appointment.

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Third Blood Drive of the Year

Missed the first two opportunities to give blood this year? Jennifer Paykin ’12 writes:

Wesleyan will host our third blood drive of the year this Monday, April 9 and Tuesday, April 10. To sign up for an appointment, go to
the Red Cross website and search for the sponsor code WesleyanU. From there you can select the day on which you want to
donate, sign into or create a new account, and pick a time slot. Appointments must be made 24 hours in advance though we also accept walk-ins on the day of the drive.

Before you donate make sure you drink lots of water and eat iron-rich foods, and bring a photo ID. If you have any questions or are
interested in volunteering, email Jackie Freed ’15 (jfreed@wes) or Jen Paykin ’12 (jpaykin@wes). We look forward to seeing you at the drive!

Date: Monday, April 9 and Tuesday, April 10
Time: 12:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Place: Beckham Hall
Cost: blood
Link: blood

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Shed It At Beckham: A February Blood Drive

Jennifer Paykin ’12 writes in about a real happenin’ blood drive going down in Beckham this Tuesday and Wednesday. Be sure to sign up for an appointment in advance; more details below:

Wesleyan is hosting a blood drive on February 7 & 8, from 12-4:45, in Beckham Hall. Your donation will provide much-needed blood to local hospitals. To sign up for an appointment, go to the Red Cross website and use sponsor code WesleyanU at least 24 hours in advance. We also accept walk-ins on the day of the drive. Remember to drink water and eat iron-rich foods before you donate!

Date: February 7 and 8
Time: 12:00 PM – 4:45 PM each day
Place: Beckham Hall, Fayerweather (right next to the Alumni Gymnasium)
Cost: your blood versus your blues

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Bone Marrow Drive Interest Meeting

The Wesleyan American Medical Student Association (AMSA) is interested in holding a bone marrow drive on campus on December 2nd, but we need volunteers to help make it happen!  We will be partnering with DKMS, the largest bone marrow donor industry in the world, to find a match for Kara Thomas, an 18-year-old who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. If you are interested in helping out, please attend our interest meeting on Monday or, if you can’t make it, send an email to chsueh(at)wesleyan(dot)edu.

Date:   Nov. 21
Time:   4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Place:  Exley 141

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BLOOOOOD DRIVE

Tomorrow, y’all. From Jennifer Paykin ’12:

It’s time again for Wesleyan’s biannual blood drive! The drive will be held on Wednesday, October 26 and Thursday, October 27 (right after fall break) from 12:00 – 5:00 in Beckham Hall. To sign up for an appointment, go to the Red Cross website at least 24 hours in advance and search for sponsor code WesleyanU. To find out about eligibility requirements and more volunteer opportunities check out the Wesleyan Blood Drive home page linked to below.

Be sure to drink lots of water and eat iron-rich foods before your appointment, which will take about an hour. Remember, a single donation can provide enough blood to help three people. Sign up today, or email jpaykin(at)wesleyan(dot)edu with questions.

Date: October 26 and 27
Time: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm, both days
Place: Beckham Hall
Cost: your blood
Links: Wesleyan blood drives, American Red Cross

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Spring Blood Drive

Jennifer Paykin ’12 sends in a picture of Kool-Aid Pitcher’s cousin, also announces dates for this semester’s blood drive:

It’s time again for Wesleyan’s biannual blood drive! The drive will be held on Monday April 11 and Tuesday April 12 from 11:45 – 5:00 in Beckham Hall. To sign up for an appointment, go to the Red Cross website (www.redcrossblood.org) at least 24 hours in advance and search for sponsor code WesleyanU. To find out about eligibility requirements and more volunteer opportunities check out the Wesleyan Blood Drive home page linked to below.

Be sure to drink lots of water and eat iron-rich foods before your appointment, which usually will take an hour. Remember, a single donation can provide enough blood to help three people. Sign up today, or email jpaykin(at)wesleyan(dot)edu or yfang(at)wesleyan(dot)com with questions.

Date:   April 11
Time:   11.45 AM- 5:00 PM
Place:  Beckham Hall

Date:   April 12
Time:   11.45 AM- 5:00 PM
Place:  Beckham Hall

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Blood Drive at Beckham

GiveBloodGiveLifeFrom Jennifer Paykin ’12:

Come to the blood drive this Wednesday and Thursday from 11:30 to 5:00 both days! Donation is easy and can actually save a life. Plus we’ll give you free food afterwards.

Sign up for an appointment at www.givelife.org by creating an account and searching for ‘wesleyanu’ to find our drive. For more information, or if you’re interested in volunteering, email jpaykin@wes or yfang@wes.

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 7, and Thursday, Oct. 8
Time: 11:45 AM – 5:00 PM
Place: Beckham Hall

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Blood drive at Beckham Hall

There will be a blood drive next week in Beckham Hall. The process takes about an hour and each donation saves three lives, so please sign up! It’s an easy way to make a huge difference in someone’s life.

To make an appointment, visit www.givelife.org and create a profile. The sponsor/drive code is “WesleyanU”. While walk-ins are welcome if there is an opening, appointments are strongly encouraged and make the process run much more smoothly.

If you have any questions, contact Zeeba Khalili ’09 at ekhalili@wes.

Dates: Monday, April 13 – Tuesday, April 14
Time: 11:45 AM – 5:15 PM
Place: Beckham Hall

Get outside of the bubble

Want to get outside of the Wesleyan bubble a little bit? There are a couple of events you may want to check out:

Canvass for a local former-Wes-student Democrat!

Got Wesleyan pride? Have a couple of hours to spend making a difference locally before the election?


Join Wesdems in canvassing around Middletown for Matt Lesser, a former Wes student who is running for democratic state representative!

Matt is passionate about funding education, reforming Connecticut’s highest-in-the-nation property tax system, expanding support for renewable energy, and protecting our open spaces and needs your help!

Email Sophie Ackoff at sackoff@wes or Miriam Berger at maberger@wes if you are interested!

See a local play at Oddfellows Playhouse!

Theatre 4 is a new professional theater company based in New Haven, and this weekend, they’re going to be putting up a new show right here in Middletown, over at Oddfellows Playhouse.

The play, “Anton in Show Business,” is described as an “intelligent comedy for grownups, satirizing the trials and tribulations of producing a play. While taking a comical look at self-involved actors, egotistical directors, complacent audiences, over zealous critics, and fickle corporate sponsors, the play’s heart lies in the growing importance of the arts for their ability – if only for a moment in time – to create community and magic.”

When: October 10-11 at 8 pm
Where: Oddfellows Playhouse (128 Wash St)
$$$: I think free? But Theatre 4 is a nonprofit and there is a $20 suggested donation
Reservations: Call 203.623.7560

Donate blood to the American Red Cross!

The Wesleyan Blood Drive (this monday/tuesday at Beckham Hall) still needs people! See our prior post for more info. Sign up to give blood at www.giveblood.org – just put in 06459 as our zip code and look at what time slots are still open.