Kansas City Power & Light District and Haitian Relief January 19, 2010

January 18, 2010 · 1 Comment

HAITIAN RELIEF EFFORT TO BE HELD IN KANSAS CITY LIVE

Community Blood Center to collect blood donations, Heart to Heart to collect monetary donations for Haitian earthquake victims

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (January 18, 2010) — Kansas City Live will host a donation and blood drive on Tuesday, January 19, in an effort to bring relief to Haiti after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shattered its landscape and population on Tuesday.

The drive will take place in KC Live! with Heart to Heart International and Embrace Point on-site from 2:00 – 8:00 p.m. accepting monetary donations and the Community Blood Center accepting blood donations from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. All those who donate will receive free pizza from Pizza Bar and a free non-alcoholic beverage from Pizza Bar or McFadden’s.

For more information on both relief efforts, please visit www.powerandlightdistrict.com.

Details: Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Location: KC Live! Block

Time: 2:00 – 8:00 p.m., monetary donations

3:00 – 7:00 p.m., blood drive

Photo Op: People writing checks, giving cash and running credit cards for monetary donations

People donating blood

Interviews: Nick Benjamin, Executive Director, The Kansas City Power & Light District

NBenjamin@cordish.com or (816) 842.1045

Andre Butler, Heart to Heart International (on-site)