Bay Ridge blood drive draws lots of donors
A blood drive organized by a Bay Ridge mom in memory of her late son drew a tremendous amount of support on Wednesday, as scores of people rolled up their sleeves to donate their plasma for a good cause.
By the end of the day, 100 pints of blood had been donated, according to June Johnson, a Bay Ridge community activist who held the event in memory of her son, Mathiew Johnson, a school custodian who died of a heart attack last year. Mother and son would often donated blood and Johnson said she thought a blood drive would be a great way to pay tribute to her son.
The blood drive, which was held under the auspices of the New York Blood Center, took place in the school where Mathiew Johnson worked, PS 102 at 211 72nd St.