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Remington College-Honolulu Campus holds

3 Lives blood drive on September 20

Honolulu, Hawaii – (August 23, 2010) – September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month and Remington College is holding blood drives on all its campuses in an effort to increase the number of minority blood donors. According to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, more than 70,000 people in the U.S. have this life-threatening disease.

Remington College has partnered with the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) and America’s Blood Centers to hold a series blood drives on all its campuses. The effort is called 3 Lives – because three lives may be saved for every one pint of blood donated. During 2010, Remington College campuses have collected a total of 1,619 pints of blood.

Remington College-Honolulu Campus is holding a blood drive on Monday, September 20 from 6:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The blood drive will focus on the need for minority donors – especially African Americans.

According to the SCDAA, African American donors are vital to many people battling sickle cell disease because they provide blood with unique antigens. The best blood match for a chronically ill patient requiring multiple blood transfusions will likely come from a donor of the same ethnic background. Blood transfusions help benefit sickle cell disease patients by reducing recurrent pain crises, risk of stroke and other complications.

While the focus is on recruiting minority donors, everyone is encouraged to attend the September drive and donate blood. All the blood collected will be used to help people in Hawaii.

While walk-ins at the blood drive are welcome, donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment in advance by calling the Blood Bank of Hawaii at 808-845-9966.

Remington College-Honolulu Campus is located at 1111 Bishop Street, Suite 400.

For more information, call 1-800-448-6405 or visit www.3Lives.com

For facts about sickle cell disease, please visit: http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/about_scd/faqs.phtml

About Remington College: Remington College is a common name used by all 20 campuses of a group of affiliated companies of privately-owned, post-secondary educational institutions based in Heathrow, Florida. Through its campuses, Remington College offers diplomas, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees in a variety of fields, including: cosmetology; nursing; healthcare; criminal justice; business; electronics; information technology; and more.  Course offerings vary by campus. Remington College and its predecessor companies have been part of the higher education community since 1985. For more information, please visit http://www.remingtoncollege.edu/. For the latest news about Remington College, visit http://today.remingtoncollege.edu/.

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