Contact: Erin Brock
CKPR
407-541-0812
ebrock@ckpramplified.com
or
Andrew J. Groveman
Belz Enterprises
901/260-7348

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bloodmobile Visits  Belz Factory Outlet World - St. Augustine

St. Augustine, FL (January 12, 2000) -- In honor of National Blood Donor Month, Belz Factory Outlet World - St. Augustine and the Blood Center of the St. John’s will host a blood drive in the mall’s parking lot on Saturday, January 29th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. To encourage donations, each donor will be entered in a drawing to win a free Jacksonville Jaguars baseball cap autographed by running back Damon Jones. Radio station WSOS 94.1 FM will be on hand to broadcast a live remote from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

“Every three seconds someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion,” says Andrew J. Groveman, Senior Vice President of Belz Enterprises. “It is this need that compels us to host this important drive.”

According to the National Blood Data Resource Center, nearly all blood used for transfusion in the United States is drawn from volunteer donors.

Blood donations help a wide range of people including anemics, hemophiliacs, shock victims, surgery and cancer patients. When a crisis occurs, there is not enough time to obtain, test and deliver blood products to the patient. In order to save lives, blood must be available before a crisis occurs.

All donors must be at least 17 years of age and weigh at least 110 pounds. In addition, the prospective donor must not have given blood in the last 56 days nor received notification requesting that they not give blood.

“We urge all eligible adults to give a little of their time to support this worthy cause,” adds Mr. Groveman.

Located just off Interstate 95, Belz Factory Outlet World - St. Augustine features an impressive assortment of designer and famous name manufacturers as well as a variety of restaurant choices. Included among the prestigious and highly recognizable tenants at the new mall are Nike, Pfaltzgraff, Royal Doulton, Danskin, Adidas Company Store, Samsonite and Camp Coleman, among others.

Belz Factory Outlet World - St. Augustine is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.    

With headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., Belz is a leading developer and manager of factory outlet malls nationwide. In addition to St. Augustine, Belz Enterprises developed and manages Factory Outlet Worlds in Lakeland, Tenn., Pigeon Forge, Tenn., Las Vegas, Nev. and Orlando, Fla., where the company also operates Belz Designer Outlet Centre. The company is also developing the first enclosed factory outlet mall in Puerto Rico. Belz developed and operates the 100 Oaks Mall in Nashville, Tenn., as well. Furthermore, Belz owns and manages a group of premier hotels, including the flagship Peabody Hotels in Memphis and Orlando.

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