The American Red Cross comes to Eastern!

The American Red Cross comes to Eastern!

The American Red Cross is known for may things, and the number of blood drives across the nation makes them the largest blood collection organization in the country.

The blood that the Red Cross collects is delivered to a Red Cross blood component lab where it is processed into red blood cells, plasma, platelets and/or cryoprecipitate. That meas that your blood donation can help up to 3 people!

The basic criteria for donating blood are as followed: you must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health.

At Eastern's blood drive last year, students, faculty and staff donated 87 productive pints the first day of the drive, surpassing Eastern's goal, set by the American Red Cross, by 8 pints. On the second day of the drive, 98 pints were donated, surpassing the goal by 4 pints.

Today is the final day for Eastern's blood drive. It is taking place from 10:30am-4pm in the Betty Tipton Room of the Student Center.

Help save a life, consider donating blood.

To find out more information about donating blood visit www.redcrossblood.org.
To find out more information about the American Red Cross visit www.redcross.org.

Thank you!

ECSU Blood Drive

Thursday, February 14, 2013

On February 4 and 5 Eastern Connecticut State University held its third Red Cross Blood Drive of the school year. 165 students, faculty, staff, and community members filed in to the Betty Tipton Room for their opportunity to donate. According to the Red Cross only 1 pint of blood can save up to 3 lives meaning, up to 393 lives could potentially be saved from the 131 pints of blood collected at this drive. On top of the donors, there were 50 volunteers who worked 63 hours helping recruit and check –in participants. Contributors were rewarded with pancakes to help them recover from their donations.  This drive was a huge success for Eastern and we look forward to hosting more blood drives in the future.

For more information on future Red Cross blood drives at Eastern, visitwww.redcrossblood.org  (code Eastern) or contact Irene Cretella at (860)465-0090,cretellai@easternct.edu.

Eastern: Doing a Bloody Good Job!

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Earlier this month, Eastern held yet another blood drive and we collected 164 units of blood! Great job to anyone who gave (or tried to give) their blood! You've helped save lives!

Here are the numbers from last year's blood drives:

• October Drive: 166 Units
• December Drive: 108 Units
• February Drive: 132 Units
• April Drive: 121 Units
• Total: 527 Units
• Those units from last year add up to about 10% of Eastern students giving blood, which has earned us a Silver Award from the Red Cross!

Keep it up, donors!

Also, Check out the article about the Red Cross Blood Drive on campus:
Eastern is acquiring a state-wide reputation of being bighearted in service to our community.  One way to do this is to support the American Red Cross blood drives which take place four times during the academic year.  Students, faculty, and staff generously donate the gift of life on a regular basis.  Residence Halls become involved with blood donations in a friendly competition called the Dean’s Cup. The hall with the highest number of donations, along with other requirements, will be eligible to win this coveted trophy for the year.

“When I first donated blood, it was my freshman year at Eastern and I was hoping to overcome a lifelong fear of needles.  Looking back now, I do it out of fairness to others; I would want someone to be willing to donate blood if I needed it and I should be doing the same.  The process is easy-going, the nurses and staff have always been friendly to me.  The pancakes are great!”  Shannon Ellis, 2011 Graduate
Eastern’s first blood drive of the year took place on Monday, October 10th and Tuesday, October 11th generating a total of 164 productive pints.  We could not have had such a successful blood drive without the help of the 29 student volunteers who donated 62 hours of their time to do check-ins and provide refreshments at the canteen.  The aroma of the made-to-order pancakes, given to our donors, permeates the Student Center on the days we host a drive.

Future drives at Eastern are scheduled for:
December 5-6, 2011  10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. BTR
February 6 – 7, 2012  10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. BTR
April 17, 2012   9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. BTR

Appointments can be made online at www.givelife.org sponsor code Eastern, or by contacting Irene Cretella at 860-465-0090, cretellai@easternct.edu.

Blood!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Did you know...

• One pint of blood can save up to three lives
• Every two seconds someone needs a blood transfusion
• 5 million patients in the US need blood every year
• Less than 38% of the population is eligible to give blood
• Platelets, critical for cancer patients, have a shelf life of only 5 days
• Adults have about 10 pints of blood in their body and 1 pint is given during a donation
• Only 7% of people in the US have he universal blood donor type, O negative
• Donors can give blood every 56 days

To learn more about blood donation, click the red cross logo above.

If you would like to donate blood, the Red Cross is coming to Eastern for a Blood Drive on October 10th and 11th!

You can schedule an appointment online here or sign up on campus. Check back for dates & locations on campus where you can schedule an appointment in the next few weeks.