Sofia is currently a patient at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Her treatment will require regular blood and platelet transfusions.
Sofia and her family would deeply appreciate your donation of blood and/or platelets and requests you ask others you know to donate. Donations not used by Sofia will be released for use by other patients many of whom are children.
To benefit Sofia Petrafesaall designated donations must be made in the Blood Donor Room of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Please visit www.mskcc.org/blooddonations for complete information about donor eligibility and the donation process for blood or platelets.
For answers to questions and to schedule an appointment that is convenient for you please Contact: Appointments are necessary- All blood types are acceptable
Joe Licata - 212-639-8177 Manager, Blood Donor Program licataj@mskcc.org
The Blood Donor Room – 212-639-7648 1250 First Avenue (between 67th/68th Streets) NYC - Schwartz Building lobby Open Every Day Fri Sat Sun Mon 8:30am - 3:00pm Tues Wed Th 8:30am - 7:00pm
The process for donating whole blood takes approximately1hour The process for donating platelets takes about 2 ½ hours.
FREE Donor Parking - -Somerset Parking Garage, 1365 York Avenue Entrance on 72nd Street, N.W.corner