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It has been a wonderful and fulfilling school year! As it comes to a close, I want to thank everyone who participated in any of our high school blood drives and/or our education program, My Blood Your Blood. I’m developing great friendships through the partnership we have, and I’m grateful. Our new Red Honor Cord Program was a huge success. High schools that had blood drives and seniors that registered to donate blood at least 3 times during their high school career, earned either a Red Honor Cord or a Red Honor Cord Certificate. We had approximately 1700 seniors receive recognition as Red Cord Graduates, and we are proud of each one of them. We had students from our 15-county service area coming to our blood center branches to give blood so they could complete their third donation. That is truly amazing and Community Blood Center would like to extend a sincere ‘Thank You” for helping us supply lifesaving blood to our community.
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Five area graduating high school seniors have earned $1,000 to apply to their education costs courtesy of Vectren Corp., sponsor of the Save Our Supply (SOS) scholarship program, and Community Blood Center (CBC). Graduating seniors that attended a high school which hosted a blood drive with CBC were eligible to apply. Applicants were asked, among other things, to design a donor recruitment campaign to persuade 100 students to donate blood. Winners are:
Nathan S. Steinbrunner
Versailles High School
Nathan plans to attend the University of Dayton and pursue a degree in chemical engineering. In college, he wants to focus on the medical field and pursue a career as a chemical engineer in the medical profession.
Jordan Hellwig
Shawnee High School
Jordan plans to earn a degree in broadcasting and digital media at Cedarville University and pursue a career in television production. He hopes to have his own show someday.
Mitchell R. Bensman
Russia High School
Mitchell plans to attend Gallaudet University in Washington DC. He wants to become a teacher and is thinking of specializing deaf education.
Anthony Combs
Twin Valley South
Anthony plans to attend Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He wants to take a general curriculum before deciding on a major.
Ashley DeMange
Versailles High School
Ashley plans to attend University of Dayton where she will study electronic and computer engineering.
A committee organized by CBC and Vectren Corporation selected the scholarship winners. Awards were presented at the Senior Awards Programs at the respective high schools. The SOS program is made possible in part by a donation from Vectren Corporation.
Our education program, My Blood Your Blood, had a successful school year. Pre-school students on up to high school students participated in our program and learned about the importance of blood and blood donation. Our new classroom on wheels, The LAB (Learning About Blood), also accompanied me to many schools. Kids of all ages were able to go inside and visualize a heartbeat, check their heart rate, and learn many interesting blood facts. If your school would like the “My Blood, Your Blood program” including the LAB, please contact me at (937) 461-3453.
We hope that next school year will be even more successful than this year, and we are looking into some new ideas to help promote giving the gift of life. As you are aware, every pint donated saves lives. In order to keep our supply stable and meet patient blood needs, we still need to have at least 350 donors a day. We encourage each of you to donate this summer at Community Blood Center or at a community blood drive. Encourage your friends to come with you and continue serving your community.
Again, thank you for such a wonderful and productive school year. Have a safe, healthy and happy summer!
Sincerely,
Cristina M. Pickle
Save Our Supply (SOS) Scholarship winner Brent Stammen from Versailles High School created the High School Blood Donor T-shirt theme “Keeping the Beat” for 2010-2011. The “Keeping the Beat” Blood Drive is an effort to raise awareness about blood donation and to inspire high school students to give blood--one pint helps save up to three lives. All participating high schools are listed on our website. Each registered donor at a high school blood drive will receive a “Keeping the Beat” T-shirt. T-shirts are funded by the Community Blood Center.
- Email Cristina Pickle or call 1-800-388-GIVE
- In order to donate blood you must be at least 17 years old (16 years old with parental consent), weigh at least 110 lbs., and be in good health.
- Visit our downtown Dayton facility for a behind-the-scenes look at how the blood donation process works!
- Click here to see if your school has a blood drive scheduled with Community Blood Center.
- Check results of your high school blood drive. If you school isn’t on the list get a group to host a blood drive.
Copyright 2005 Community Blood Center
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