• 2/1/2012
• 11:00am - 12:00pm
• Providence
• RIBC/AHA Press Conference
• Rhode Island Blood Center & American Heart Association
• Heart Disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Blood Center and the American Heart Association join forces to bring awareness of heart disease and its connection to our community blood supply. Come help us GO RED and launch our partnership together.
• www.heart.org/sne

• 2/2/2012
• 4:00pm - 6:00pm
• Warwick
• Fit & Heart Smart
• Matt Gagliano
• Matt Gagliano, M.ED., CPT, of Fitness Together, will be at the Warwick Donor Center offering information on lifestyle choices as well as tips and strategies to get fit and heart smart with your exercise routines.
• www.fitnesstogether.com

• 2/2/2012
• 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
• Middletown
• Ask the Experts
• Marianne Stepanian
• Marianne Stepanian, RN, of Lifespan Community Health Services, will be available at the Aquidneck Island Donor Center to answer all of your questions about heart disease prevention, testing and diagnosis, and recent advances in heart disease treatments.
• www.lifespan.org

• 2/3/2012
• 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
• Narragansett
• Survivor Day
• Tracey Kennedy
• Open-Heart Surgery and Stroke Survivor Tracey Kennedy will be at the South County Donor Center to share her story of survival and how important it was to her to have blood available.

• 2/6/2012
• 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
• Providence
• Survivor Day
• Allison Lindgren
• Open-Heart Surgery Survivor Allison Lindgren will be at the Providence Donor Center to share her story of survival and using blood.

• 2/7/2012
• 4 PM - 6 PM
• Warwick
• Ask the Experts
• Marianne Stepanian
• Marianne Stepanian, RN, of Lifespan Community Health Services, will be available at the Warwick Donor Center to answer all of your questions about heart disease prevention, testing and diagnosis, and recent advances in heart disease treatments.
• www.lifespan.org

• 2/7/2012
• 11 AM - 1 PM
• Providence
• Fit & Heart Smart
• Matt Gagliano
• Matt Gagliano, M.ED., CPT, of Fitness Together, will be at the Providence Donor Center offering information on lifestyle choices as well as tips and strategies to get fit and heart smart with your exercise routines.
• www.fitnesstogether.com

• 2/8/2012
• 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
• Narragansett
• Ask the Experts
• Marianne Stepanian
• Marianne Stepanian, RN, of Lifespan Community Health Services, will be available at the South County Donor Center to answer all of your questions about heart disease prevention, testing and diagnosis, and recent advances in heart disease treatments.
• www.lifespan.org

• 2/8/2012
• 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
• Warwick
• Survivor Day
• Allison Lindgren
• Open-Heart Surgery Survivor Allison Lindgren will be at the Warwick Donor Center to share her story of survival and using blood.

• 2/9/2012
• 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
• Middletown
• Fit & Heart Smart
• Matt Gagliano
• Matt Gagliano, M.ED., CPT, of Fitness Together, will be at the Aquidneck Island Donor Center offering information on lifestyle choices as well as tips and strategies to get fit and heart smart with your exercise routines.
• www.fitnesstogether.com

• 2/10/2012
• 10 AM - 1:30 PM
• Rhode Island Convention Center
• GO RED for Women Luncheon
• RIBC Street Team
• The Rhode Island Blood Center will be at the GO RED for Women Luncheon sponsored by the American Heart Association. We will have an exhibition booth at the Festivel of Red. Come out and support us.
• www.heart.org/sne

• 2/11/2012
• 10 AM - 12 PM
• Woonsocket
• Survivor Day
• Allison Lindgren
• Open-Heart Surgery Survivor Allison Lindgren will be at the Woonsocket Donor Center to share her story of survival and using blood.

• 2/12/2012
• 5 PM - 10 PM
• Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet
• 4th Annual Cat Country Snowball
• RIBC Street Team
• The Rhode Island Blood Center will be at the 4th Annual Cat Country Snowball at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet with Joe Nichols, Casey James and Gloriana. Proceeds to benefit the American Heart Association. Tickets can be purchased through City Ticket at (401) 421-4600 or cityticketonline.com. Come out and support both RIBC and the AHA.
• http://www.wctk.com/extra05.php

• 2/13/2012
• 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
• Providence
• Your Diet, Your Health
• Joan Perlmutter
• Joan Perlmutter, RD, LDN, CDOE, CVDOE, a registered dietician at the Care New England Wellness Center, will be at the Providence Donor Center to answer all of your questions about heart-healthy diets and nutrition.
• http://www.wellnessctr.org/

• 2/14/2012
• 1 PM - 3 PM
• Middletown
• Your Diet, Your Health
• Ann Berglund
• Ann Berglund, RD, a registered dietician at Newport Hospital, will be at the Aquidneck Island Donor Center to answer all of your questions about heart-healthy diets and nutrition.
• http://www.lifespan.org/newport/about/

• 2/14/2012
• 3 PM - 5 PM
• Warwick
• Survivor Day
• Deb Koziol
• Open-Heart Surgery Survivor Deb Koziol will be at the Warwick Donor Center to share her story of survival and using blood.

• 2/15/2012
• 11 AM - 1 PM
• Warwick
• Your Diet, Your Health
• Joan Perlmutter
• Joan Perlmutter, RD, LDN, CDOE, CVDOE, a registered dietician at the Care New England Wellness Center, will be at the Warwick Donor Center to answer all of your questions about heart-healthy diets and nutrition.
• http://www.wellnessctr.org/

• 2/15/2012
• 3 PM - 5 PM
• Providence
• Survivor Day
• Deb Koziol
• Open-Heart Surgery Survivor Deb Koziol will be at the Providence Donor Center to share her story of survival and using blood.

• 2/16/2012
• 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
• Middletown
• Survivor Day
• Jeremy & Nicole Lavoie
• Open-Heart Surgery Survivor Jeremy will be at the Aquidneck Island Donor Center with his mother, Nicole Lavoie, to share a story of survival and using blood.

• 2/16/2012
• 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
• Woonsocket
• Ask the Experts
• Marianne Stepanian
• Marianne Stepanian, RN, of Lifespan Community Health Services, will be available at the Woonsocket Donor Center to answer all of your questions about heart disease prevention, testing and diagnosis, and recent advances in heart disease treatments.
• http://www.lifespan.org/newport/about/

• 2/17/2012
• 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
• Narragansett
• Your Diet, Your Health
• Bonnie Seekell
• Bonnie Seekell, RD, LDN, a registered dietician at South County Hospital, will be at the South County Donor Center to answer all of your questions about heart-healthy diets and nutrition.
• http://schospital.com/

• 2/18/2012
• 9 AM - 11 AM
• Woonsocket
• Your Diet, Your Health
• Peggy O'Neill
• Peggy O'Neill, RD, CDE, a registered dietician and certified diabetes educator, will be at the Woonsocket Donor Center to answer all of your questions about heart-healthy diets and nutrition.

• 2/21/2012
• 11 AM - 1 PM
• Providence
• Survivor Day
• Samantha Hilsman & Debra Manney
• Open-Heart Surgery Survivor Samantha will be at the Providence Donor Center with her mother, Debra Manney, to share her story of survival and using blood.

• 2/22/2012
• 2 PM - 4 PM
• Warwick
• PBruins Meet & Greet
• Providence Bruins
• Providence Bruins players will be at the Warwick Donor Center signing autographs. All donors will be entered into a drawing for a pair of Providence Bruins tickets.
• www.providencebruins.com

• 2/23/2012
• 5 PM - 7 PM
• Warwick
• Reiki 101
• Su Fiorentino
• Su Fiorentino, reiki practioner, will be at the Warwick Donor Center to demonstrate how reiki can be used to relieve and reduce stress - a key risk factor of heart disease.

• 2/27/2012
• 11 AM - 1 PM
• Providence
• Ask the Experts
• Marianne Stepanian
• Marianne Stepanian, RN, of Lifespan Community Health Services, will be available at the Providence Donor Center to answer all of your questions about heart disease prevention, testing and diagnosis, and recent advances in heart disease treatments.
• http://www.lifespan.org/newport/about/

• 2/28/2012
• 12 PM - 2 PM
• Woonsocket
• Fit & Heart Smart
• Matt Gagliano
• Matt Gagliano, M.ED., CPT, of Fitness Together, will be at the Woonsocket Donor Center offering information on lifestyle choices as well as tips and strategies to get fit and heart smart with your exercise routines.
• www.fitnesstogether.com

• 2/28/2012
• 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
• Providence
• Reiki 101
• Su Fiorentino
• Su Fiorentino, reiki practioner, will be at the Providence Donor Center to demonstrate how reiki can be used to relieve and reduce stress - a key risk factor of heart disease.

• 2/29/2012
• 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
• Narragansett
• Fit & Heart Smart
• Matt Gagliano
• Matt Gagliano, M.ED., CPT, of Fitness Together, will be at the South County Donor Center offering information on lifestyle choices as well as tips and strategies to get fit and heart smart with your exercise routines.
• www.fitnesstogether.com