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Real Estate Firm Sponsors Successful Community Wide Blood Drive

Four Points, February 22, 2011:  AUSTIN, Texas – In recognition of National Heart Month Austin real estate agency, KW Bartlett Real Estate Group (www.topKWgroup.com), organized its second annual blood drive which benefitted the Blood Center of Central Texas on Saturday, February 19^th from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “We had an exceptional turn out this year” said Stacey Rider, REALTOR, who coordinated for Bartlett Real Estate.  “Four Points understands this vital need and really stepped up.”

More About Blood Center of Central Texas:

The Blood and Tissue Center is currently the exclusive provider and guardian of the community blood supply for more than 37 medical facilities in a ten-county service area of Central Texas.  According to their website, in 2009, over 60,000 whole blood donations and 7,200 apheresis platelet donations were collected.  These donations are tested extensively to assure suitability for transfusion and processed into life saving components: red blood cells, plasma, and platelets, which go to help Central Texas patients.  The Center works with the Marrow Donor Program of Central and South Texas to increase the number of Central Texans on the National Marrow Donor Registry.  For more information or to find out how you can sign up to donate blood go to: www.bloodandtissue.org

Bartlett Real Estate of Keller Williams is one of the most successful real estate groups in Austin and is a partnership of top producing agents who are dedicated to community involvement.  They coordinate events throughout the year that support the Austin Lake Region of Four Points, a community where they work, play and raise their families. For their next project, they will be working with Habitat for Humanity to help build a home during the month of April.