On Tuesday, December 8th, Student Commission hosted their annual blood drive for the first semester. This year, 267 pints of blood were donated, potentially saving up to 801 lives. Medical volunteers from Cedar Sinai Medical Center come to Poly biannually to offer their service to draw blood from students donors. In addition to assuaging the fears and encouraging the donors, the staff and volunteers also offered snacks to rejuvenate those who gave blood.
“They were very sympathetic towards the donors, and made sure no one passed out,” said Tiger Khou, member of Student Commission.
Donors had the option to choose between receiving a complementary Lifesaver T-shirt or a coupon for a free pint of ice cream from Baskin Robbins. Sophomore Katherine Khiev, Commissioner of Welfare, organized this event. “The blood drive event had a great turn out,” said Khiev. “There was a total of 267 pints donated, therefore this season we have saved many lives. There was a lot of time and effort put into the event, but in the end of the day it was a team effort. I’m thankful for all the volunteers and donors who helped make this event happen.”
“It’s the holiday season, and I wanted to give back to the community by donating blood and saving lives,” said Senior Andrew Sovanasy. Blood drives occur once every semester, and Student Commission urges students who have missed the opportunity to donate blood this semester to donate in the next semester. Donors must wait eight weeks until donating blood again, however.
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