Community Blood Center (CBC) is now accepting applications for the 2009-2010 school year. SOS, Save Our Supply, is a scholarship program sponsored by CBC and Vectren Corporation with high schools located within CBC’s 15-county service area.  Through SOS, high school seniors have the opportunity to support CBC’s blood supply and be awarded one of five $1,000 scholarships. We are sending you the applications and our posters, which can also be downloaded from our website, www.givingblood.org.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Applicant must currently be a high school senior.
  • Applicant does not have to be a blood donor, but blood donor applicants, or applicants that recruit volunteer blood donors will be given special consideration.
  • Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident.
  • Applicant’s high school must sponsor one blood drive with CBC during the school year (June, 2009 through May, 2010).  A list of high blood drives can be found on our website www.givingblood.org
  • Applicant must have a cumulative 2.5 grade point average or higher.
  • Applicant must submit a letter of recommendation from a blood drive faculty member, teacher, or principal.
  • Applicant must include an official copy of the high school transcript including first semester senior grades.
  • Applicants must submit their Donor Recruitment Campaign: “As a blood-drive chairperson, your goal is to encourage your student body to donate blood for your annual high school blood drive. You are to create a campaign described in 300 to 500 words, and include at least 3 support materials, one of which could be an educational video that communicates why blood donation is important and what donors should do prior to the blood drive to help ensure a successful donation.”
  • Applicant must complete and return enclosed application form.  Applications can be downloaded on CBC’s website www.givingblood.org

Application must be post marked no later than April 23, 2010
Awards will be presented at the Senior Awards Program at respective high schools.  All scholarship recipients will be notified in May, 2010.  The winners will be posted online at www.myspace.com/don8blood, Facebook, and CBC’s Web site.   Questions pertaining to the scholarship program can be directed to Cristina Pickle by emailing cpickle@cbccts.org or calling (937)461-3453.


Cristina M. Pickle
Community Education Specialist

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