NOTE - CHANGE OF DATE:
The date for the 2009 Event has been changed from FATHERS DAY Sunday 7 September due to the number of catch-up
league games being played that weekend. So in true Red Sox form we have arranged for TWO Fathers Days this Year !! 

RED SOX MANAWATU SOCCER - 'BLOOD MATCH'

FATHER vs SON     BROTHER vs BROTHER

SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2008

MEMORIAL PARK from 12 NOON

What will it be like on the day ?  Click here for Photos from last years event

Stewarts Powerbase Red Sox Manawatu is again proud to host FATHERS DAY 'SOCCER BLOOD MATCH' being promotional games of soccer to help raise awareness for the NZ Blood Donation Service. Teams will be made up of pairs/groups of players who will be players related by blood ! e.g. Fathers, Sons, Brothers, Daughters, Mothers, Grandads etc 

Help us to help increase the blood donor pool and raise awareness for the
NZ Blood Service

This time of the year can be a difficult time for the NZ Blood Service as a large number of regular donors are unable to be used if they have the cold or flu.
CAN YOU HELP ?

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL GO INTO TWO PRIZE DRAWS - JUNIORS AND SENIORS KINDLY SPONSORED BY CHRIS CHAMBERLAIN - WATSON REAL ESTATE

click here for details of last years winners

CURTAIN RAISER GAME - 12:15pm

 
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 This match is for junior players to play alongside their Parents

Boys and Girls - Mums & Dads

Game will be approx 15 mins each way

REGISTRATION:
To register to play in the Curtain Raiser Match, please email the following details:
Junior Player - Name, Age, Gender & Club Team, Parent - Name
Send Email to:  

MAIN GAME - 1:00pm

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This match is for senior players related by blood to play against each other and is open to Fathers, Sons, Brothers, Mothers,
Daughters, Sisters, Husbands & Wives.
The game will be approx 45 mins each way with rolling subs

REGISTRATION:
To register to play in the MAIN BLOOD MATCH, please email the following details:
Name, Club Team & Relationship for all nominated players
Send Email to:

Known as the NZ Blood Service
Located at Gate 12, Ruahine Street, Palmerston North Hospital.
Phone : 06 350 8563 or 0800 448 354 (this will get you through to this branch). 
The National 0800 number on the flyers is the national call centre and they will put calls through. 
The Blood Centre is open:
Mondays 11 am to 6.30 pm 
Thursdays 8 am to 2 pm
Fridays 7.15 am to 3 pm
1st Wednesday of each month open 8 am to 8 pm.
We are closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays as we are doing mobile collections around the region each week.

Nationally we need 600 people giving blood on a daily basis to keep up with the demand for blood and blood products.
Locally we require 200 people every week to meet our hospitals needs.  Blood only lasts 35 days, this is why we always need more people to become Blood Donors and donate regularly 3 to 4 times a year. 
Each time you donate blood, you can save 3 people. 

Blood and blood products are used for:
- Traumas and Accidents
- Burns
- Babies
- Cancer Patients
- Major Surgery

What better way to support your community by becoming a Blood Donor and saving lives !!. 

Requirements to becoming a Blood Donor
Age: 16 to 60 for 1st time donors, up to 71 years of age for exsiting regular donors
Weigh: 50kgs or more
Health: be in good health
Travel: cannot have lived in or visited the UK, France or Ireland between 1980 and 1996 for 6 months or more
ID: need to have some form of id when coming to donate, drivers license, passport or donor card.

Click on any of the logos or click here for NZ Blood Service website