Harrington Park School & Community Blood Services
Hold 5th Annual �Fiz�s KidzKare Drive�

June 12, 2014

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HARRINGTON PARK, NJ - The student council at Harrington Park School is hosting a KidzKare blood drive and bone marrow registration drive in partnership with Community Blood Services on Thursday, June 12, continuing its annual tribute to long-time Harrington Park resident Mark �Fiz� Fizulich who lost his battle with leukemia six years ago.

The blood drive is scheduled from 1 to 6:30 p.m. at Harrington Park School, 191 Harriot Avenue. The bone marrow registration drive will run from 2 to 5:30 p.m. at the school. All potential �heroes� are invited to stop by to donate blood and register with Community Blood Services� HLA Registry which is a member of the national Be The Match bone marrow registry. Registration for anyone age 18-44 is free, painless and easy; a short medical history is completed and a simple swab is taken of the inner cheek.

Mark, a 1989 graduate of Harrington Park School, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in late 2005. A blood donor himself, Mark received life-giving blood transfusions during treatments for his AML.

�Mark battled his illness with the same resolve and tenacity he displayed in life but, sadly, passed away after an epic fight at just 32 years old. Throughout Mark�s crusade, he relentlessly advocated for blood donation,� said his brother Michael Fizulich.

KidzKare blood drives educate young, future donors about the importance of donating blood and allow youngsters to participate in school-sponsored blood drives by recruiting their teachers, parents and adult neighbors to become blood donors. For every donor a student recruits, a book is donated to their school�s library or designated educational program.

Community Blood Services is currently booking KidzKare drives for the 2014-2015 school year. To set up a KidzKare drive at your school, call 201-389-0350. For more information, visit www.communuitybloodservices.org.