UAM Students Donate Critically Needed Blood

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Students Donate Blood

Demetrius McDonald
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Photo by Janelle Martin

Ouch! - Fred Leak gives blood at the blood drive. The campus set a new record by collecting 75 unites of blood.

LifeShare Blood Centers hosted a blood drive in the Gibson University Center Nov. 9.

Students were encouraged by Kristy Statham, a representative for LifeShare, to give blood.

Statham commented on student participation saying, “Students have been very supportive. Blood is needed because the center in Lake Charles and Beamount were wiped out due to Hurricane Katrina. These two centers made up a third of our blood supply.”

If students participated, they received a free T-shirt and all of the snacks and beverages they could ingest. Afterwards, the participants were give informative brochures detailing how they should take care of themselves following their donations.

The LifeShare Blood Centers can be contacted toll-free at (800) 259-7233. Their representative from UAM's blood drive, Kristy Statham, can be reached at (318) 651-4412.

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