Red Cross, Sox, Beth Israel Team Up to Honor Braintree Blood Donor

Braintree resident Mildred O’Connor recently had the experience of a lifetime when she was honored on the field at Fenway Park prior to the Boston Red Sox game against the Chicago White Sox on July 9.  

Mildred O’Connor was named the Blood Donor of the Game after recently donating blood at an American Red Cross blood drive. 

Together with the Boston Red Sox and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the American Red Cross is proud to honor lucky presenting donors with the Blood Donor of the Game Program.

Fans are invited to enter to win by volunteering to donate blood to help patients in need.

All presenting donors at Red Cross blood drives in New England from now until the end of the 2014 baseball season will have the opportunity to enter to win the honor of becoming Blood Donor of the Game. In addition to winning two tickets to a game at legendary Fenway Park, the Blood Donor of the Game will be presented with a commemorative souvenir and will take part in a special on-the-field ceremony prior to the start of the game.

Individuals who are at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.  Please bring your Red Cross blood donor card or other form of positive ID when you

come to donate. For additional information regarding donor eligibility and for official contest rules, please call 1-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org.