Sunday, September 25, 2011

USA: In southwest Portland, Muslim community schedules blood drive

Harris Zafar, the Portland community's outreach coordinator, writes in a news release that the community nationwide "wanted to do something extraordinary for the 10-year anniversary of 9/11."

Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: The Oregonian
By Anne Saker | September 24, 2011

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is conducting a blood drive Saturday, Oct. 1, with the American Red Cross at the Portland Rizwan Mosque, 9925 SW 35th Drive.

Harris Zafar, the Portland community's outreach coordinator, writes in a news release that the community nationwide "wanted to do something extraordinary for the 10-year anniversary of 9/11."

The plan has been to collect 10,000 units of blood in September. So far, 8,000 units have been collected in 160 cities.

The local chapter held blood drives on Sept. 5, and the Oct. 1 drive is the last push to the national goal.

The drive at the mosque runs from 8 .m. to 1 p.m.

-- Anne Saker, Twitter @dwtnPDXreporter


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