Penn State Behrend is all about giving blood and saving a life. As of the end of the day on Wednesday, the Community Blood Bank was reporting a turnout of about 90 donors! That means that Behrend students, faculty and staff are taking advantage of this opportunity to save a life. Professor Rod Troester is among those who gave.
Troester has been giving regularly for at least 6 years. "I started donating to the Community Blood Bank when one of our students interned there." Troester said.
He is the new Communication Department Chairperson within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. His Business Communication students have been instrumental in promoting the blood drive on campus.
The two-day blood drive ended yesterday. The Community Blood Bank is reporting a total of 170 donors giving a total of 151 units of blood. This year's number has surpassed last year's total of 154 donors. Professor Troester and his students can be satisfied to know that their efforts were not in vain.
Thank you to all who gave (or tried to give) the gift of life!!!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Today is DAY 1 of the Blood Drive!!
I really hope that you are going to give blood today. Just stop by McGarvey Commons today or tomorrow between 11AM and 3PM. It won't take long and it could (no, not COULD!) WILL save someone's life!!
Today and tomorrow be on the look out for people passing out treats with stickers on them reminding you to donate. After you donate, the candy will come in handy to get your sugar levels back up! A couple of us hit the library this morning.
Did you get one? Are you considering donating blood? Did you already donate? Tell us your thoughts.
Today and tomorrow be on the look out for people passing out treats with stickers on them reminding you to donate. After you donate, the candy will come in handy to get your sugar levels back up! A couple of us hit the library this morning.
Did you get one? Are you considering donating blood? Did you already donate? Tell us your thoughts.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
PLEASE SHARE YOUR STORIES
You are invited to share your stories about giving blood and how you have been affected. Perhaps, the gift of donating blood has been a tradition for you. Please share your thoughts.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
What Would You Give to Save the Life of a Friend?
Imagine...
riding in a car with a couple of friends. It's Friday afternoon and you're best friend who is driving is helping you plan the perfect weekend getaway. You're laughing and having a good time when out of nowhere another car comes along and side swipes you! Your friend is startled and loses control of the car. Everyone is screaming! The car skids off the road. Your friend struggles to regain control but can't. The car jumps a curb and keeps going until stopped by what seems like the biggest tree you've ever seen.
Everyone seems to be okay. But your best friend has a wound that just won't stop bleeding. Just as the paramedics arrive your best friend faints from the loss of blood. You begin to panic! This is your best friend in the whole entire world! You've been there for each other in the best and the worst of times.
Seeing how distraught you and the others are, one paramedic assures you that all your friend needs is some blood to replace what was lost. You begin to feel better. Seconds later, the paramedic informs you that they don't have any blood left. There has been a shortage in blood. But not enough people have taken the time to donate. You can feel your heart hit the bottom of your stomach. You and the other friends look at each other in shock.
You can't believe it!! You can't comprehend this. It's blood!! How can there not be any?! You think back and remember that there was a blood drive on-campus just last week. But you did not donate. You ask the others if they did. But none of you thought it was important enough at the time. But, surely others donated. So, why isn't there enough blood?
You look at your best friend's face. It's getting paler by the second. Oh, if someone had only given blood they could be saving my friend's life right now!
But like you, everyone else felt they were too busy to donate. They didn't think they had the time.
If SOMEONE had only taken time out to donate blood last week, perhaps YOUR B.F.F. would not be running out of time right now!
Be the SOMEONE who saves the life of a friend! You have two opportunities to save someone's life. Give blood this Wednesday or Thursday in Behrend's McGarvey Commons.
~~~ GIVE LIFE - GIVE BLOOD
riding in a car with a couple of friends. It's Friday afternoon and you're best friend who is driving is helping you plan the perfect weekend getaway. You're laughing and having a good time when out of nowhere another car comes along and side swipes you! Your friend is startled and loses control of the car. Everyone is screaming! The car skids off the road. Your friend struggles to regain control but can't. The car jumps a curb and keeps going until stopped by what seems like the biggest tree you've ever seen.
Everyone seems to be okay. But your best friend has a wound that just won't stop bleeding. Just as the paramedics arrive your best friend faints from the loss of blood. You begin to panic! This is your best friend in the whole entire world! You've been there for each other in the best and the worst of times.
Seeing how distraught you and the others are, one paramedic assures you that all your friend needs is some blood to replace what was lost. You begin to feel better. Seconds later, the paramedic informs you that they don't have any blood left. There has been a shortage in blood. But not enough people have taken the time to donate. You can feel your heart hit the bottom of your stomach. You and the other friends look at each other in shock.
You can't believe it!! You can't comprehend this. It's blood!! How can there not be any?! You think back and remember that there was a blood drive on-campus just last week. But you did not donate. You ask the others if they did. But none of you thought it was important enough at the time. But, surely others donated. So, why isn't there enough blood?
You look at your best friend's face. It's getting paler by the second. Oh, if someone had only given blood they could be saving my friend's life right now!
But like you, everyone else felt they were too busy to donate. They didn't think they had the time.
If SOMEONE had only taken time out to donate blood last week, perhaps YOUR B.F.F. would not be running out of time right now!
Be the SOMEONE who saves the life of a friend! You have two opportunities to save someone's life. Give blood this Wednesday or Thursday in Behrend's McGarvey Commons.
~~~ GIVE LIFE - GIVE BLOOD
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