BOSTON�- A Muslims for Life interfaith blood drive will be held at City Hall on Friday, April 11, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., to honor those affected by last year's�Boston Marathon tragedy.

The blood drive is organized in partnership with the city of Boston and the�Boston Athletic Association, and will benefit patients supported by Boston Children's Hospital Blood Donor Center�and�Kraft Family Blood Donor Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Muslims for Life, a nationwide interfaith blood drive initiative, has helped collect more than 33,000 pints of blood, potentially saving up to 100,000 lives, and honors those affected by the�Sept. 11, 2001, �terrorist attacks and Boston Marathon bombings last year. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA has been hosting the Muslims for Life blood drive nationally since 2011.

More information is available at www.muslimsforlife.org.