Blood Drive Participation Surpasses Last Year
November 26, 2008
On November 12th, there was a different kind of scene on Neuqua’s auditorium stage. Though there was no audience, the stage was occupied by nurses and students and an awful lot of talk about blood types. Out in the lobby, students were paying for their intermission snacks in a very unusual manner.What was really going on? The Sophomore Student Council’s blood drive. On the auditorium stage, nurses and Heartland Blood Center volunteers organized tables to screen potential donors, while students gave blood and recovered at the snack table in the lobby. Each student was given a pair of flannel pants and a calendar; each page of the calendar was a different story about how blood donations have saved lives with a picture of the recipient. The calendar was new this year, and it offered a way for donators to see what they can really do for other people’s lives. The student council spent about $400 in their give-aways: close to 200 pairs of pants and 200 calendars. Read more
