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The WeLoveU Foundation Hosts National Blood Drive in Los Angeles

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On Sunday, January 17, 2021, the International WeLoveU Foundation hosted the largest single-day blood drive in Los Angeles, California, at the Banc of California Stadium in partnership with WSS, LifeStream Blood Bank, Pizza Hut, Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), and Exposition Park. The blood drive is part of WeLoveU’s National Blood Drive campaign. LifeStream Blood Bank Site Visit Severe blood shortages […]

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WeLoveU Foundation Volunteers Host First Blood Drive in Indianapolis

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On January 10, 2021, the International WeLoveU Foundation hosted its first blood drive in Indianapolis, IN, in partnership with Versiti Blood Center. The blood drive is part of WeLoveU’s national blood donation campaign scheduled between January and February in California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, and Ohio. Nationwide, volunteers have pledged to lead their communities to donate blood safely in response to

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Reflecting on Sickle Cell Awareness Month With Dr. Nina Anderson

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On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, the Intl. WeLoveU Foundation virtually reunited with longtime partner and sickle cell advocate, Dr. Nina Anderson, to reflect on Sickle Cell Awareness Month. WeLoveU’s Health advisor and volunteer, Dr. Monique Bowman, sat down with Dr. Anderson for an intimate discussion about the past month and what lies ahead for patients

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World Sickle Cell Day Virtual Forum Raises Awareness and Celebrates the Advancement in Sickle Cell Disease Treatment

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June 19, 2020 ORADELL, N.J.—The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation and TOVA Community Health host a virtual forum in honor of World Sickle Cell Day to raise awareness about sickle cell disease (SCD) while also celebrating the advancement in treatment growth. Virtual panelists Associate Professor of Psychiatry at John Hopkins University and Sickle Cell Pain Expert—C. Patrick

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Intl. WeLoveU Foundation and TOVA Community Health Host World Sickle Cell Day Virtual Forum

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The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation and TOVA Community Health joined forces to host the World Sickle Cell Day Virtual Forum on June 19, 2020. The forum served as a means to raise awareness about sickle cell disease (SCD) while also celebrating the advancement in treatment growth. “We celebrate hope, we celebrate new treatments, new disease-modifying therapies

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WeLoveU Hosts Blood Drive with One of America’s Top Hospitals

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The Intl. WeLoveU Foundation partners with one of America’s top hospitals to host a blood drive in Boston, Massachusetts. There’s many things one can accomplish in thirty minutes’ time. And this past Sunday in Boston, around 60 people used that time to save up to 130 lives by donating their blood. The International WeLoveU Foundation

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WeLoveU’s Worldwide Blood Drive Lands in Buffalo

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Relieving Blood Shortages in Buffalo The International WeLoveU Foundation’s 2019 Worldwide One-Two Blood Drive Movement has provided blood banks and hospitals with a global network of blood donors since its launch in June. As the need for blood is high and the supply is low, WeLoveU’s campaign aims to relieve global blood shortages. To date, more than

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WeLoveU 2019 One-Two Blood Drive Movement Results

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#WeLoveSavingLives The International WeLoveU Foundation launched the 2019 Worldwide One-Two Blood Drive Movement on June 14—World Blood Donor’s Day—and the results are summarized below. The blood drive campaign aims to raise awareness about the necessity of blood donations and enlighten people’s perception about donating blood. In preparation of the campaign launch, the WeLoveU Foundation hosted the Save

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WeLoveU and Tova Community Health Partner for Worldwide Blood Drive

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Worldwide Blood Drive Comes to Newark, Delaware On August 25, 2019, the International WeLoveU Foundation hosted a blood drive in partnership with Tova Community Health, the Blood Bank of Delmarva and the Bear-Glasgow Family YMCA as part of a global initiative to reduce blood shortages. According to the World Health Organization’s stats, non-remunerated blood donors—who donate freely without receiving payment—are proven

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WeLoveU Partners with Robert Wood Johnson Hospital for Blood Drive

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The Act of Giving Life On Sunday, August 4, 2019, WeLoveU’s Worldwide One-Two Blood Drive Movement took place in the South Amboy YMCA in New Jersey in partnership with Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. Nearly two months ago, the International WeLoveU Foundation launched the blood drive movement on World Blood Donor Day. As blood circulates throughout

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