Verizon Communications Inc. : Verizon Partners With New York Blood Center, Berkeley College to Hold Blood Drive Jan. 24 at Company’s Downtown Newark Headquarters

Verizon Partners With New York Blood Center, Berkeley College to Hold Blood Drive Jan. 24 at Company's Downtown Newark Headquarters

NEWARK, N.J. - January 19, 2012 -

January is National Blood Donor Monthto mark the occasion,  - along with the New Jersey Blood Services, a division of - will host a blood drive on Tuesday (Jan. 24) in Vail Hall at the company's headquarters at 540 Broad St.

The blood drive will be held from11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and is open to the public.  Nearly everyone age 17 (age 16 with parents' written permission) to 75, who weighs a minimum of 110 pounds and is in good health is eligible to donate.  People age 76 and older can donate if they meet all donor-eligibility requirements and have written permission from a doctor.

Sam Delgado, vice president of external affairs for Verizon New Jersey and Newark chair of the New Jersey Volunteer Leadership Campaign for New York Blood Center, said, "Donating blood is giving the gift of life to another person. We welcome anyone who may be interested in participating in the blood drive because maintaining an adequate blood supply is crucial for the well-being of our communities."

People interested in learning more about donating can contact New Jersey Blood Services toll free at 1-800-933-2566 or visit .

About New York Blood Center
New York Blood Center (NYBC) is one of the nation's largest non-profit, community-based blood centers. NYBC has been providing blood, transfusion products and services to hospitals serving more than 20 million people in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, New Jerseyparts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. NYBC is also home to the Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute and the National Cord Blood Program at the Howard P. Milstein National Cord Blood Center, the world's largest public cord blood bank. NYBC provides medical services and programs (Clinical, TransfusionHemophilia Services) through our medical professionals along with consultative services in transfusion medicine. Please visit us on Facebook at . Follow us on Twitter: @NYBloodCenter.

About Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers.  Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, with more than 107 million total connections nationwide.  Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic networkdelivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500.  A Dow 30 company with $106.6 billion in 2010 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 195,000.  For more information, visit .

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