A July 17, 200y article by Eunnie Park noted an outside activity of ACSH's Jeff Stier:
Joel Kirshner was the kind of guy who would engage shy people at parties, cook for friends on the Sabbath, and break office policy to help a colleague in a bind.
So it was fitting that after his death in 2004, the Bergenfield native's friends started a blood drive in his memory. The third annual event was held Monday in Manhattan, with close to 200 people registered in advance.
"It was natural, after this tragedy, to put his lessons to work and to carry on his way of doing things and his views -- you just help people," said his friend Jeff Stier.