WHEN: Thursday, December 18, 2003
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
WHERE: PHA Executive Office - 111 East Loop North (Exit 29
off Loop 610) in Houston
Barbours Cut Container Terminal - 1819 Barbours Cut
Blvd. (off Hwy 146) in LaPorte
WHO: PHA commissioners, employees, contractors,
tenants, members of the ILA, Houston Pilots, U.S.
Coast Guard and other port community neighbors and
partners.
WHY: The blood supply in our area is extremely low right
now -- so low that the Gulf Coast Regional Blood
Center is striving to collect 800 units of donated
blood every day to meet the need. All of the donations
will be distributed to 220 hospitals located in
Houston and a 24-county surrounding area served by
the Blood Center.
AUDIO/
VISUALS:
-- Chairman Jim Edmonds interviews at PHA Executive
Office (9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.)
-- Donors in Training Room at PHA Executive Office (peak
time 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.)
-- Donors in Blood Center mobile unit at Barbours Cut (peak
time 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.)
-- Blood Center official interviews available upon request
-- TV live shot arrangements available -- minimum 24 hours advance
notice preferred
DUE TO SECURITY RESTRICTIONS, MEDIA ACCESS WILL BE LIMITED TO DESIGNATED PHA LOCATIONS. ALL MEDIA PERSONNEL MUST PRESENT CURRENT PHOTO IDENTIFICATION UPON ENTRANCE.
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