From Mr. Vince Pavia and Valerie O'Donnell, Health Assistant Instructors:
We are very happy to announce that the students, staff, and friends here at LCCTC have processed 85 donors at the blood drive last Tuesday May 2nd, our third blood drive of the year. With that many donors processed, this blood drive alone had the opportunity to influence approx. 255 individuals.
Many of our students donated “Plasma” which is severely needed at this time in many of the UPMC facilities. According the staff at CBB (Central Blood Bank), this plasma is used on patients that are receiving chemotherapy for the next 10 days.
Because of the generosity and commitment from our school, LCCTC continues to be a key factor in helping people in many capacities in hospitals in our area.
We had numerous compliments from the CBB staff on how well our students acted both in the pre-questionnaire and donation phases of the blood drive. With a school of our size of approx. 420 students plus staff, we continue to lead in the number of donations that even many of the larger schools provide. It goes to show how well-committed our students are (or how well they want to get out of class J ). Whatever the motivational factor is, LCCTC is making a difference in people’s lives who are at their worst times.
Our combined blood drive units collected in the 2016-2017 school year is approx. 255 units, which will impact approx. 765 patients in need!
GREAT JOB LCCTC!!!!!!!
