{"id":3597,"date":"2015-11-02T10:21:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T15:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.curls-studio.com\/curls\/?p=3597"},"modified":"2015-11-02T10:28:48","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T15:28:48","slug":"cartoonistsdrawblood2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curls-studio.com\/curls\/cartoonistsdrawblood2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap and Photos: Cartoonists Draw Blood – American Red Cross Blood Drive 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n<\/span>Last Saturday, October 31, 2015, we had our third annual “Cartoonists Draw Blood” blood drive event with the American Red Cross. I came up with the concept in 2013 and tracked down the appropriate Red Cross people to put the event in motion, in addition to finding the venue that could handle the blood drive, be cost efficient, willing to work with us, and near a Metro station. So many prerequisites, so little time…
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Each year we’ve been improving how the drive is produced and\u00a0<\/span>Troy-Jeffery Allen has stepped up to co-organize the event with me. It does help tremendously to have two people handle logistics, communicate with the American Red Cross,\u00a0be in touch with the venue, wrangle artists, make sure we recruit blood donors, promote the event, set-up and handle what issues arise the day of, and more. Thank you, Troy!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Since it was Halloween on the day of the event this year, we encouraged blood donors to dress up in costume, although it was not required to give blood. Quite a few people did dress up. We had zombies, fun Halloween socks, ninjas, Mickey Mouse, Daredevil, vikings, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Takoma Voice<\/i>\u00a0provided online coverage before the event. Here is the link:\u00a0http:\/\/tpssvoice.com\/2015\/10\/30\/cartoonists-draw-blood-again<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Capitol Communicator<\/i> also broadcasted us on their Events page:\u00a0http:\/\/www.capitolcommunicator.com\/cartoonists-draw-blood-set-for-oct-31<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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We had many artists who wanted to join us, so we split into two shifts.\u00a0Thanks to all the cartoonists who donated their time and talents:\u00a0Steve Artley, Carolyn Belefski, Bill Brown, Chris Flick, Eric Gordon, Art Hondros, Mal Jones, Teresa Roberts Logan, Joe Sutliff<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to Joe Carabeo, who documented the event with his film and photography skills.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Thanks to our sponsors:\u00a0Cartoonists Draw Blood, American Red Cross, National Cartoonists Society, Seekers Church<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thanks to Joe Carabeo for taking photos in the morning before heading to another photoshoot. More photos are here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10152435841617381.1073741850.50763422380&amp;type=3<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We exceeded expectations by going over our target goal provided by the Red Cross — it’s only Monday morning and they’ve proclaimed our event “a big success” and already proposed a date for 2016! Be sure to keep your eyes and ears open for another event next fall.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Thanks to everyone for being a part of this and saving so many lives <\/b>with art — in addition to having fun with us.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>More photos can be found in the gallery at the Curls Studio Facebook page:\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10153644273257381.1073741862.50763422380&amp;type=3&amp;pnref=story<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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XOXO,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Carolyn<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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