Okay, City Tech--
Now's the time. You've seen the signs up for weeks on end, you've heard us talk in your classes, table at events, stop you in the hallway, offer free goodies, all in the hopes that you will take 20 minutes out of your day to give blood.
Why?
Each day, the New York Blood Center needs close to 2,000 people a day to roll up their sleeves to give the gift of life. There is simply no substitute in the world for voluntarily donated blood. Without volunteer donors, our community would not have an adequate community blood supply.
What does this mean? It means that if you have ever had anyone you know and love go to the hospital for an emergency procedure, give birth, receive cancer treatments, or any other hundreds of possible medical procedures more likely than not they benefited from some stranger, somewhere, taking the time to donate blood. Your blood donation will, in turn, help people you will never meet. Its simple, really. If we all pay the gift forward, the blood will be there when any of us need it. But--we have to give.
If you cannot give blood, encourage your friends and co-workers to give. It is free, it is fast, and every single day it saves lives. Last semester, City Tech’s Spring Blood Drive yielded the 3rd highest number of donations of any CUNY school but I think this semester we can do even better.
Plus, every donor will receive a free ticket to the Haunted Hotel!
Thank you so much for caring enough to give.
Sincerely—
Holly Burmeister
Director, Student Wellness Center
What does this mean? It means that if you have ever had anyone you know and love go to the hospital for an emergency procedure, give birth, receive cancer treatments, or any other hundreds of possible medical procedures more likely than not they benefited from some stranger, somewhere, taking the time to donate blood. Your blood donation will, in turn, help people you will never meet. Its simple, really. If we all pay the gift forward, the blood will be there when any of us need it. But--we have to give.
If you cannot give blood, encourage your friends and co-workers to give. It is free, it is fast, and every single day it saves lives. Last semester, City Tech’s Spring Blood Drive yielded the 3rd highest number of donations of any CUNY school but I think this semester we can do even better.
Plus, every donor will receive a free ticket to the Haunted Hotel!
Thank you so much for caring enough to give.
Sincerely—
Holly Burmeister
Director, Student Wellness Center
