Blood Drive Held in Memory of C.W. Post Student Tracey Meinhold

Friends, family and members of the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University community will be able to honor the memory of student Tracey Meinhold when the campus holds a blood drive on Tuesday, March 4 and Wednesday, March 5 from 10 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. in the East/West Café in Hillwood Commons.

An undergraduate psychology major, Meinhold, 20, was preparing to enter her third year at C.W. Post when she died unexpectedly last August. An avid Yankee fan, Meinhold was a 2005 graduate of North Babylon High School. She worked in the C.W. Post Campus Bookstore.

“Tracey’s death was very hard on our close-knit community,” said Dr. Sherri Coe-Perkins, Associate Provost for Student Affairs. “I know that Tracey’s friends and family take pride in knowing that her hard work and her spirit will live on as more people stop to think about the importance of blood donation.”

The blood drive is open to students, faculty, staff and the public. No appointment is necessary.

Donors must be between the ages of 16 and 76 (16 with written parental permission; 76+ with a doctor’s note), weigh at least 110 pounds, have not gotten a tattoo in the last 12 months and are in generally good health. Donors will be required to show ID and need to know their Social Security number.

All participants will receive a coupon good at Subway in the campus’ Hillwood Commons, a t-shirt and soup from Ben’s Deli. There also will be a raffle.

The C.W. Post Campus is located at 720 Northern Boulevard in Brookville. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (516) 299-2611 or e-mail eric.lucrezia@liu.edu. Walk-ins are also welcome. For medical information on blood donation, call 1-800-688-0900.

Posted: February 29, 2008