{"id":4557,"date":"2007-07-09T19:17:14","date_gmt":"2007-07-10T00:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=4557"},"modified":"2007-07-09T16:55:16","modified_gmt":"2007-07-09T21:55:16","slug":"washington_dc_3_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/09\/washington_dc_3_1\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington, D.C. <3 Vinay...at TANA *and* Tony + Joe's Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mmmm,<\/a><\/p>\n\n

I’m so<\/em> passionate about telling you to get out to popped-collar-ville tomorrow evening, for the next marrow donor drive in DC<\/a>, I decided to split my original “Best and Worst of Our Community” post<\/a> in two, because I didn’t want the details for such an important event to be hidden under “the fold”.<\/p>\n\n

If you are in DC and you have not registered yet– please come by because time is precious.<\/strong> I learned this weekend that if you register online or at your local center, it takes weeks to process your swabs; if you come to one of Vinay’s drives, they overnight everything to the database under his name and processing is expedited<\/strong>. Please, please, please register to be a committed donor.<\/p>\n\n

TiE Seattle disappointed me, but I’d rather focus on the bes<\/em>t of what our community can do, because the one thing I’m trying to learn from Vinay is relentless positivity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

First off, a huge thank you to mutineer Seema, who registered people at TANA<\/a> this weekend until her feet ached. A few of our readers pitched in to help flyer, explain and swab– and I got to witness it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

I’ve never been happier to be a part of this sepia-colored space. Part of my sadness over my “second post<\/a>” was inspired by what I saw at TANA<\/a>— people were going without food, standing for hours, bravely facing rejection and apathy…and they did it with a smile on their face and faith in their hearts that it is just a matter of time before we find the one<\/strong>. With such memories playing on my internal plasma, how can I NOT cringe at those who would decline to do far less than what I saw all of you<\/em> do. Together, you made sure a few hundred more people were added to the database and that deserves to be applauded.<\/p>\n\n

Not all of us are Telugu, so I know plenty of you chocolate city citizens didn’t get to come on down and get swabbed– have no fear, happy hour is here<\/strong>! I heard about the following event at Subcontinental Drift<\/a>, but have been too busy to post it before. I’m sorry about that because it’s going to be good fun for a great cause:<\/p>\n\n

Join us for a Happy Hour and Show your Support!<\/blockquote>\n\n
Register as a Bone Marrow Donor!<\/blockquote>\n\n
Tuesday, July 10th, 5:30 – 9 pm <\/strong><\/blockquote>\n\n
Tony & Joe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Seafood Restaurant (Upstairs Lounge)\nat Georgetown Washington Harbor<\/blockquote>\n\n
3000 K Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20007<\/a><\/blockquote>\n\n
RSVP encouraged: dcdonordrive@aol.com<\/blockquote>\n\n
Drink specials if you register as a donor!!<\/blockquote>\n\n
Already registered? Come to show your support! Everyone welcome<\/strong>!<\/blockquote>\n\n
$7 suggested charitable donation to marrow donor recruitment.<\/blockquote>\n\n

Ultrabrown said<\/a> (with a twinge of guilt) that the NYC mega-event which was held yesterday<\/a> was SO MUCH FUN. I am certain that gazing at the Kennedy Center while the sun sets, as we toast to life, love and the pursuit of donors won’t be too shabby, either. I’ll be there. Will you? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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