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For Immediate Release:
November 13, 2009


Flagship Cinemas teams up with Southcoast Blood Bank for Twilight~New Moon's premiere weekend


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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Flagship Cinemas New Bedford will team up with the Southcoast Blood Bank for the "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" weekend premiere on Sunday, November 22, from noon to 6 p.m.

Those who donate blood during the event will receive a free bag of popcorn as a thank you for donating, compliments of Flagship Cinemas New Bedford.

The blood drive will take place on the Southcoast Health Van, which will be located at Flagship Cinemas, 500 Kings Highway in New Bedford. Free health screenings will also be offered.

Southcoast hosts blood drives throughout the region on the Southcoast Health Van and at local businesses. When you donate at a Southcoast-sponsored blood drive, the blood stays local, helping to keep your community blood supply strong. The Southcoast Health Van schedule can be found online at www.southcoast.org/van/ or by calling 508-961-5320.

Follow us on Twitter for daily updates on the Southcoast Blood Drives and Southcoast Health Van locations. Find a link to our Twitter feed at www.southcoast.org/connect/.


Joyce Faria Brennan
Public Information Officer
Phone: 508-961-5270
Pager: 508-387-9605
Fax: 508-961-5876
brennanj@southcoast.org



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Southcoast Health System is a community based health delivery system with multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island.

It includes the three hospitals that make up Southcoast Hospitals Group — Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford and Tobey Hospital in Wareham.

Southcoast provides advanced clinical services, such as open heart surgery, angioplasty and heart rhythm services, comprehensive cancer care, neurosurgery, weight loss surgery, orthopedic surgery, advanced imaging services and is the only provider of maternity services in the region.

Southcoast is a not-for-profit charitable organization that depends on the support of the community to provide services.





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