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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 28, 2005
Dayton Ballet and Community Blood Center Host Blood Drive October 28, 2005.
DAYTON, OH – Community Blood Center (CBC) and Dayton Ballet Association are collaborating this fall to offer local blood donors “Buy One, Get One Free” certificates redeemable for tickets to performances of ROMEO AND JULIET, a Dayton audience favorite, presented at Victoria Theatre November 3-6, 2005.
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Dayton Ballet Dancers Richard and Jennifer Grund, costumed as Romeo & Juliet, visit the Community Blood Center Donor Room on October 28. Everyone who registered to donate blood received a "buy one get one free" certificate for tickets to the Dayton Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet playing at the Victoria Theater in Dayton November 3-6, 2005.
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Costumed Dayton Ballet dancers portraying Romeo and Juliet will make a personal appearance at the downtown Dayton Community Blood Center location at 10:00 am on Friday, October 28, 2005. The “Buy One, Get One Free” ROMEO AND JULIET gift certificates are available to all donors who register to give blood on that day, Friday, October 28, 2005 between 8:00 am and 4:15 pm. The three Community Blood Center locations involved are downtown Dayton ( 349 S. Main Street, 937/ 461-3412), Middletown (3990 Roosevelt Blvd., 513/ 727-1995), and West Chester (8731 Union Center Blvd., 513/ 777-4428). Each certificate is redeemable at Ticket Center Stage for one free ticket when one adult ticket is purchased at regular price ($52, $46, $33 and $25). For additional information call Ticket Center Stage at 937/228-3630.
Donors must be at least 17 years of age, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, and be in good physical health. Eligibility guidelines have changed in recent years allowing individuals on maintenance medications for conditions including high cholesterol, hormonal changes or high blood pressure to donate.
Donors need to bring either a CBC Donor ID card or other identification showing Social Security Number. For eligibility questions relating to medications or health history, call 1-800-388-GIVE or email canidonate@cbccts.org.
Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services, an independent, not-for-profit organization, is registered to ISO 9001:2000. Community Blood Center provides blood products to 25 hospitals in the Miami (Ohio) and Whitewater (Indiana) Valleys. For more information about Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services, visit www.cbccts.org.
Founded in 1937, Dayton Ballet, the second oldest professional dance company in the United States, is comprised of 19 dancers who hail from all parts of the globe. Dayton Ballet's 2005-2006 Season is truly Art That Moves You, featuring the romantic Romeo & Juliet (November 2005), the family-favorite Nutcracker (December 2005), our Winter Repertory program (February 2006) that features four exhilarating ballets from America’s hottest choreographers, two powerful performances in one evening with Carmen & Carmina (March 2006) and last but certainly not least, Dayton Ballet’s World Premiere full-length ballet There Was A Time (April 2006) choreographed by Dermot Burke and Stephen Mills. Dayton Ballet performs in the Schuster Center and the historic Victoria Theatre. Known as the “Company of Premieres,” Dayton Ballet is one of the country’s leaders in displaying new works by emerging choreographers.
Dayton Ballet is a non-profit organization funded by the Ohio Arts Council, Culture Works and The Montgomery County Arts & Cultural District, as well as numerous corporations, foundations, and individuals. Season Media Sponsors include WHIO-TV 7, and Dayton Daily News.
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Jacque Vance / Emilee Truesdale
Phone: 937-449-5060
Sher Patrick
Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services:
Phone: 937/461-3253
Copyright 2005 Community Blood Center
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