Sickle Cell Savers

A dynamic coalition of community and civic groups, individual volunteers, churches and other religious institutions, health care organizations, government agencies and business joining together to help our children live better with sickle cell disease.

Founding Members/Organizations

American Red Cross
City Year
Pediatric Hematology Program, Boston Med Center
New Covenant Christian Center
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club
Blood Donors
Others

Six Initial Projects

Blood Donation Program

• Plan series of drives in Greater Boston
• Focused on minority community
• Maintain contacts and get continuing donation from initial donors
• Recognition program for donors

Educational/Informational

• Increase community awareness around sickle cell
• Create/distribute written information
• potential sponsors
• potential blood donors
• patients and families
• Speaker’s bureau for church and civic groups wanting additional information

Calendar

• picture of patient or drawing made by patient/month
• Include dates of blood drives as well as appropriate holidays, etc.
• Educational information scattered throughout

Social/Recreational

• Tickets for patients and families
• Special events for workers, donors, patients and families

PR and Fundraising

• Coordinated with American Red Cross
• Sponsor specific activities
• Calendar
• Kickoff event

Membership

• Government
• Business
• Civic
• Health Care
• Individual volunteers
• Organizational Structure
• Initially housed within legal/financial structure of American Red Cross
• Obtain own name, stationery, etc

For more information:
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Dowling 3 South
Boston Medical Center
1 Boston Medical Center Place
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 414-5725