Elisabeth Small was excited to donate for the first time, with Blood Collection Tech Kaylee Torres, at the Archmere Academy Fall Semester Blood Drive held Thursday, November 21.
Archmere Academy’s fall semester blood drive booked a robust 38 donors, including several first-time donors, on Thursday, Nov. 21.
A combination of mostly students, with some teachers and parents in the mix, teamed up to save lives. Minus a few deferrals, the Auks ended up giving 30 units of lifesaving blood bound for local hospitals, Blood Bank of Delmarva (BBD) officials said.
BBD leadership is trying to increase youth donors, especially since high school and college blood drives traditionally account for 25 percent of blood collected during the school year.
Among the Archmere students donating (most of them first-timers) were seniors Charlie Ramsey, 18; Kiisi Salami, 17; Cassidy Fanning, 18 (a second-time donor); Elisabeth Small, 18, and Kate Venditti, 17; and juniors Isabella Anastasia, 16 and Tara Phillips, 17. School counselor and psychology teacher Jon Jezyk also donated because he enjoys helping people with his universal blood type, O negative.
Elisabeth Small was excited to donate for the first time, with Blood Collection Tech Kaylee Torres, at the Archmere Academy Fall Semester Blood Drive held Thursday, November 21.
Archmere Academy juniors Isabella Anastasia, left, and Tara Phillips check into the bloodmobile parked on school grounds on Thursday, November 21.
Archmere School Counselor Jon Jezyk prepares to donate double red cells.
Archmere Academy senior Kate Venditti checks in to donate blood.
Archmere Academy senior Kiisi Salami donates for the first time with Blood Bank of Delmarva technician Shanae Roberts.
Lead Blood Collection Tech Lexi Moore marks a vein on Archmere Academy senior Cassidy Fanning’s right arm during the Auks’ blood drive held Thursday, November 21 on one of the Blood Bank of Delmarva’s bloodmobiles.
