September 23, 2005

And the winner is ...

While the MGH had the largest percentage of employees who donated during the fifth annual Employee Blood Donor Challenge between the MGH and BWH, the real winners are the many patients at both hospitals who received much-needed blood products during the last month. The challenge — which spanned from Aug. 23 to Sept. 9 — resulted in the MGH achieving 98 percent of its goal during the three-week period. BWH achieved 41 percent.

MGHers who donated during the challenge not only helped their team win but also were entered into raffles for a chance to win prizes. The winners were Jean Christopher of the Cancer Center, who won the Comedy Connection prize package; Nora Gonzalez of MGH Revere HealthCare Center, who won two passes to Six Flags; and Marcia Martins also of MGH Revere, who won two tickets to a wine-tasting event. And the winners of two MGH Blood Donor Center T-shirts autographed by the New England Patriots players were MGHers Jane Gilroy-Lewis and Catherine Fay.

The grand prize winner of two round-trip tickets to any destination served by Independence Air will be drawn Oct. 3. MGHers still have a chance to enter to win these tickets by donating anytime before Sept. 30. To make an appointment to donate, call the MGH Blood Donor Center at (617) 726-8177.