At our first annual Blood Drive we collected 117 pints from 138 donors and enrolled 30 new patients.
The NOMC&AF, with support from The Blood Center, the City of New Orleans, OffBeat Magazine, and Frenchmen Street Music Clubs, sponsored a Replacement Blood Drive on May 22nd from 3-9pm at the Frenchmen Street Art Market, just blocks away from where the Mothers’ Day shooting occurred.
The goal was to collect 50 pints of blood in support of the victims and the result was a larger statement about community resilience, connection and positive response in the wake of tragedy – 117 pints of blood collected from 138 donors, a well-stocked food and refreshment canteen backed by several local companies, 8 volunteer NOMC nurses aiding in the drive, 5 live music acts funded by the NOMAF Gig Fund, and the NOMC enrolled more than 30 new patients from the crowd of hundreds who came out in support.
With enough support, the NOMC hopes to produce a 2014 Blood Drive. Donations may be made at www.nomaf.org/donations (
Special thanks to our Partners/Supporters for this initiative
- The City of New Orleans
- The Blood Center
- Fox Holdings, LLC
- Original Big 7
- Frenchmen Art Market
- Offbeat
- WWOZ
- Marc Pagani Photography
- DBA
- Spotted Cat
- New Orleans Jazz Celebration
- Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
- Melange
- Vieux Carre
- Gambit
- Dat Dog
- Fresh Market
- George’s Produce
- Bellegarde Bakery
- Tyler’s Pride Produce:
8 West Union Kenner, LA
(504) 305 – 0196 - Praline Connection
- Fiyawerkx Productions
- St. Anna’s Episcopal Church
Media Coverage
- 117 Pints on Frenchmen Street for “The 19” – OffBeat – 5/29/2013
- Blood Drive Gets Citizens Pumped to Help Shooting Victims – NOLA Defender – 5/22/2013
- The Frenchmen Street blood drive for victims of Mother’s Day shooting – Gambit – 5/22/2013
- Special mass, blood drive held for shooting victims – WVUE Fox 8 – 5/22/2013
- Blood drive, special Mass held For second-line shooting victims– WWL 4 – 5/22/2013
- Blood donated in support of second line shooting victims – WDSU 6 – 5/22/2013