Don’t grimace; a date with your favorite team is on the way, courtesy of Twelfth District Legislator Leslie Kennedy’s popular blood drive series.
As usual, the legislator’s office will be running blood drive booths at both the Nesconset Day and Ronkonkoma Labor Day Weekend Street Fairs, set for Sunday, August 24th and August 31st, respectively.
In coordination with the New York Blood Center, donors who give blood at either will receive free tickets to see the New York Mets during the final sprint of their 2025 playoff hunt.
As a former nurse, Legislator Kennedy, together with her husband, Suffolk County Comptroller John Kennedy, has been keen on organizing and hosting twenty years’ worth of successful blood drives.
According to Legislator Kennedy’s office, she has collected well over two thousand pints of blood during this time frame of service.
Adds her staff to a media release: blood and platelets cannot be manufactured in a lab; they can only come from those who volunteer.
All are welcome to play their part in potentially saving future lives by partaking in one noble act of service to their fellow men in need during the final two Sundays of the summer.