April 7, 2015
Men's hoops sponsoring blood drive
FREDONIA, N.Y. -- The Fredonia men's basketall team is sponsoring a blood drive on campus in the Williams Center this Wednesday and Thursday.
The drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Donations will benefit the Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania and Western New York.
The Blue Devils have been sponsoring blood drives for years, one in the fall and one in the spring. Last fall's drive harvested approximately 120 units of blood, which was then used at area hospitals.
Kathy Hastings, the mobile drive coordinator for the blood bank, contacted the team after the fall drive and thanked them for their efforts, which included soliciting donors across campus and working registration tables.
"The Blood Drive ... was a huge success!," Ms. Hastings wrote. "The Drive ... attracted students and teachers, to donate blood and help save lives. The number of donors brought in totaled 175. The total number of usable blood collected by the men's basketball team was 118 units that will be able to be used approximately 354 ways in the Dunkirk area. By bringing in that amount of donors your team was also able to save Brooks Memorial Hospital approximately $18,000 by not having to purchase blood from the American Red Cross. Not only was it a great opportunity for students to experience the power of life, but it was a great chance for donors to give life to others."
This year's work has been directed by head coach Philip Seymore and assistant coach Adam LaQuier.
The drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Donations will benefit the Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania and Western New York.
The Blue Devils have been sponsoring blood drives for years, one in the fall and one in the spring. Last fall's drive harvested approximately 120 units of blood, which was then used at area hospitals.
Kathy Hastings, the mobile drive coordinator for the blood bank, contacted the team after the fall drive and thanked them for their efforts, which included soliciting donors across campus and working registration tables.
"The Blood Drive ... was a huge success!," Ms. Hastings wrote. "The Drive ... attracted students and teachers, to donate blood and help save lives. The number of donors brought in totaled 175. The total number of usable blood collected by the men's basketball team was 118 units that will be able to be used approximately 354 ways in the Dunkirk area. By bringing in that amount of donors your team was also able to save Brooks Memorial Hospital approximately $18,000 by not having to purchase blood from the American Red Cross. Not only was it a great opportunity for students to experience the power of life, but it was a great chance for donors to give life to others."
This year's work has been directed by head coach Philip Seymore and assistant coach Adam LaQuier.
