<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span></span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2">----- Forwarded Message -----<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "dweisblatt@vmware.com" <dweisblatt@vmware.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Beit Shemesh List <list@shemesh.co.il><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> navivcl <navivcl@yahoogroups.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, October 9, 2011 9:22 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> REMINDER: 2 weeks until the next Greater Beit Shemesh Blood Drive<br></font><br>
<div id="yiv1988868340"><style type="text/css">#yiv1988868340 p {margin:0;}</style><div><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span lang="EN"><span lang="EN"><font class="yiv1988868340Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><div><font><span class="yiv1988868340163543207-19092010">Dear Listers:</span></font></div><div><span class="yiv1988868340163543207-19092010"><br></span></div><span class="yiv1988868340163543207-19092010"></span><span lang="EN"><div>Unfortunately, there is a constant pressure for MDA to maintain the blood supply in our precious country and I'd like to encourage everyone who can to come and donate a pint!!! </div><div><br></div><div><span class="yiv1988868340163543207-19092010">Especially around the Chaggim, donations are low - </span><span lang="EN">check out the Blood Drop at </span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
href="http://www.mdais.org/"><u><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><span lang="EN">http://www.mdais.org/</span></font></font></u></a><span lang="EN">. As you can see, the blood supply for the entire country (surgeries, accidents, <span class="yiv1988868340163543207-19092010">tipulim, </span>piguiim chas v'shalom) is dangerously low. (Today, there are only 1000 pints of type O blood for the ENTIRE COUNTRY!) <span class="yiv1988868340163543207-19092010">We purposely schedule this blood drive immediately after the Chaggim to help replenish the supply. </span>Every pint counts - YOUR PINT COUNTS!!!</span></div><div><span lang="EN"><br></span></div></span><div>The details:</div><div><br></div><div>DATE: Sunday, <span class="yiv1988868340496023906-12092010">October 23, 2011</span>/Or L'26 Tishrei 5772</div><div><br></div><div>TIMES: 17:30 to 22:30</div><div><br></div><div>PLACE: Beit Knesset Feigenson, Nofei Aviv (downstairs
in the Ulam<span class="yiv1988868340163543207-19092010"> </span>Smachot)</div><div><br></div><div>WHO: Healthy adults ages 18 to 65 (17 with a parent's note). Other restrictions apply. For details, see our website at <a rel="nofollow"><u><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><span lang="EN">www.shemesh.co.il</span></font></font></u></a><span lang="EN"> - click the Teddy Bear link</span>!</div><div><br></div><div>WHAT TO BRING: Teudat Zehut, Passport, Driver's License</div><div><br></div><div>WHAT NOT TO BRING: Please leave your adorable children at home. We don't provide babysitting and a blood donation center can be a dangerous place for small children (especially while their parents are donating blood).<span class="yiv1988868340163543207-19092010"> </span>Arrange a babysitter or swap with a neighbor - you can watch their kids while they donate and they'll watch yours while you donate!</div><div><br></div><div>FOOD: We always
provide juice and cookies <span class="yiv1988868340163543207-19092010">(all Parve) </span>to all donors.</div><div><br></div><div>RIDES: Rides to/from the drive can be cheerfully arranged. Please contact me if you'd like a ride. Get a group together and we'll bring all of you!! We've provided rides from as close as the Sheinfeld neighborhood and as far as Netiv HaLamed Hey...so far!</div></font><span class="yiv1988868340Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:small;"><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span lang="EN"><span lang="EN"><span class="yiv1988868340Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:small;"><br></span></span></span></div>SPONSORS: This blood drive is generously sponsored by Rachelle and Danny Goodman in honor of their son David's Bar Mitzvah and l'ilui nishmat Rachelle's </span><font
class="yiv1988868340Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><span class="yiv1988868340Apple-style-span" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">father, David Regal, Z"L, and by Wendy and Phil Serlin l'ilui nishmat </span><span class="yiv1988868340Apple-style-span" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">Wendy's father, Myron Friedman, Z"L.</span></font><span class="yiv1988868340Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:small;"> </span><font class="yiv1988868340Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><div><span class="yiv1988868340Apple-style-span" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div>REMINDERS: If you'd like a personal phone call and/or email reminder, please contact me.</div><div><br></div><div>ADI: There will be an Adi table at the drive for anyone who wants information about organ
donation or to sign up to be a donor. (This is not connected to the blood drive; you can come to the drive to donate only, or to find out about Adi/sign up only, or both.)</div><div><br></div><div>TIP OF THE WEEK: To keep your hemoglobin levels up, don't forget to eat those dark greens, sesame, and meat. Other great sources of iron include flax seeds and tehina. Sprinkle a teaspoon of crushed flax seeds or drizzle a tablespoon of tehina on your salad every day!</div><div><br></div></font></span></span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><div dir="ltr" align="left"><font size="2">As always, if you have ANY questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me. If I don't know the answer, I'll refer you to the nice folks at MDA who do!!</font></div><div> </div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><font size="2"><span class="yiv1988868340496023906-12092010"></span>Kol Tuv,</font></div><div><font size="2">Deb
Weisblatt</font></div><div><font size="2">(for the Greater Beit Shemesh Blood Drive Committee)</font></div></font></div></div></div></div><br><br></div></div></div></body></html>