Pint Size Heroes Blood Drive Kick-Off

On Monday, January 23, students at Central Cambria Middle School welcomed Heather Rigel from the American Red Cross to kick off their annual “Pint Size Heroes Blood Drive.” The “Pint Size Heroes Blood Drive” is a Community Service Project that teaches students about saving lives while helping to supply the local Red Cross with the blood that it needs.

The kick-off included a brief PowerPoint that showed students the different uses for donated blood. The students learned that each pint can save up to three people and that the blood can be broken down into red blood cells, platelets, and plasma. Students also learned that blood can be used to help people in many different situations such as someone in an accident, burn victims, cancer patients, and more. The students enjoyed the program and are securing donors for our blood drive. Students can ask a parent, sibling, neighbor, or any adult or teen who meets the age, height, and weight requirements to become a donor. For any student who secures one donor, he/she will receive a small gift from the Red Cross. Students who secure two or more donors will receive an appreciation certificate in addition to the gift.

The blood drive will be held on Tuesday, February 21 from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Middle School Gym. Even if you do not have a response card you are welcome to come and donate. If we reach our goal, the Middle School will receive a scholarship which will be given to a high school senior this year to use towards higher education.