Montevallo Donates Blood

By Lucas Burns

Rachel Swokowski

Montevallo's student government association sponsored a two day blood drive on the 17th and 18th. SGA President Rachel Swokowski was not surprised when the faculty and students of Montevallo rushed to give back to their community.

The entire blood drive only spanned about 8 hours over Thursday and Friday, but the American Red Cross was able to gather over 60 donations. Each of these donations consisted of just one pint of blood, but according to the Red Cross, that blood will be able to save up to three lives. This is vitally important in the U.S. since one blood transfusion is needed every two seconds. 
   
The donation process is made to be quick and simple. It begins with the donor reading some educational materials and getting a basic background screening. this helps to ensure the donor's safety as well as confirming their eligibility to donate. Next the donor is lead to a chair where a registered nurse will monitor the entire donation process. Its a simple way to save a life and it takes no more then an hour.

If you did not get a chance to donate and would like to don't worry. The SGA will be sponsoring up to four more blood drives this year, so look out for the Red Cross symbol and join us next time in donating to save a life. You can learn more about the Red Cross and its blood drives at their website or the SGA webpage.