Nutley Blood Drive Will Honor Memory Of Late Resident, Anne Rotonda

NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley Department of Public Affairs will partner with Vitalant Blood Services of New Jersey to hold a community blood drive in memory of late Nutley resident Anne Rotonda on Friday, May 15.

The drive will be held from 2:30 to 6 p.m. at the Department of Public Affairs and Health, 149 Chestnut Street. Appointments are strongly recommended, although walk-ins will be accepted.

Donor guidelines include:

• Do not donate if you are sick
• Weigh at least 110 pounds
• Bring ID
• Eat a meal before donation
• Drink plenty of water before and after

To register, visit Vitalant’s website or contact getinvolved@vitalant.org, or 877-258-4825.

For more information, contact the Nutley Department of Public Affairs and Health at 973-284-4976.

The township remembered Rotonda with fondness in a news release about the blood drive:

“Sadly, our beautiful friend Anne lost her battle with cancer on August 21, 2021. Anne was diagnosed with AML– Acute Myeloid Leukemia. At that time, the Board of Commissioners held the first blood drive in Anne’s honor. In 2017 she was re-diagnosed with the same disease and in September of 2017 received a bone marrow transplant. She will forever live on in our hearts, our thoughts and our prayers, and we will continue to honor her memory each year with this important, lifesaving event.”

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