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NYC AmeriCorps Week 2008

Submitted by nyccah on Thu, 2008-04-24 17:23.


Project Description

Every year over 7,000 AmeriCorps members strengthen NYC communities.

AmeriCorps Week is a recruitment and recognition event designed to bring more Americans into service, salute AmeriCorps members and alums for their powerful impact, and thank the community partners who make AmeriCorps possible.

AmeriCorps Week provides an opportunity for AmeriCorps members, alums, grantees, program partners, and friends to shine a spotlight on the work done by members in communities across the country—and to motivate more Americans to join AmeriCorps or volunteer in their communities.

Kick-Off Event!
AmeriCorps organizations will be hosting a community fair at Tompkins Square Park on Sunday, May 11th from 12pm to 4pm.

NY Blood Center will be there too so come donate blood & save a life!

Throughout NYC, AmeriCorps Week activities and events will showcase the power of AmeriCorps members and alumni by educating community members about the role, impact, and importance of AmeriCorps in our communities.

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Started On:May 11th Ended On:May 18th
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Tags: NYC AmeriCorps free donate blood volunteer opportunities community fair

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Saving Lives with Blood Drives

Submitted by grade 8 on Sun, 2008-01-20 17:27.


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You think you can't do anything to save lives? Think again!
Everyday there are so many people who need blood to stay healthy and alive. Blood Source is one Blood Bank that helps people (us) give something so valuable to others who need it. It is estimated that almost everyone, at one time or another will need blood. It can save their life. Imagine that a loved one you are very close to needed blood. Wouldn't you do everything in your power to help them? So what's the difference between your loved one who needs help and someone else's loved one? Not to brag, but my dad has donated blood over 1180 times. That is approximately 148.5 gallons. I can't even begin to imagine how many lives he has saved. That is amazing! Smiling He has an account with Blood Source for our Church, and four times a year, we have a blood drive at Church. All of the units of blood from that drive and whoever else donates outside of our drives, is put into our account. Anyone in our Church who needs blood has access to the Church account. That includes a six-year old girl who attends church with her parents. This past year, ('07), she was diagnosed with leukemia. We had a blood drive in honor of her. Thankfully, she is now in remission, but will still have chemotherapy treatments and blood transplants for the next (at least) 2 years. She couldn't be doing as well as she is without blood donated from people who want to make a difference in the world. You can join that cause. Donate Blood. It helps everyone, including you, sooner or later. Blood Source website: www.bloodsource.org
Our Church website: www.natomascrossroads.org
Please, help save lives.

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Started On:September 2007 Ended On:We aren't planning on stopping!
People Involved:Everyone in our Chuch. Approx 150.People Impacted:Millions all over the world
Money Raised:n/a-- we "raise" blood, not money :)  

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Related Cause: Cancer

Category: Health & Medicine

Tags: saving lives patients kiana donating blood donate blood Donate cancer blood drives Blood Donation Blood best

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We raised 32 units of blood the last blood drive at Church. That's really good for how many people were sick! Smiling Our theme of the last drive was "Give the Gift of Life for Christmas."

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Can’t donate blood (the age is usually 17 or over)? There’s still hope!

Unable to donate? No problem. More than 38,000 blood donations are needed EACH DAY. Plan a blood drive in your community and help reach that mark. Even if you are not eligible to donate, recruiting people to donate is just as great!


Step 1: Contact your local Red Cross

We don’t suggest that you try and hold the blood drive by yourself…ever heard of lawsuits? So bring the experts in. [Click Here] to find out where your local Red Cross is, and talk with them. See if appointments can be schedule through them. Make sure to ask them ANY questions, and understand what they need you to do.


Step 2: Find a location for the drive, then set a date and time

Find a place with a big open space and enough parking. Also, you don’t want to have a drive in the middle of nowhere. Some suggestions of places to contact:

  • School
  • Community Center/YMCA
  • Library
  • Church / Synagogue / Temple / Place of worship


Step 3: Recruit people to help with the drive.


Find friends, parents, and teachers who are excited about the idea and ask them to volunteer to help out.

Assign specific tasks to everyone so that everything runs smoothly. For example, make you friends Jack and Jill responsible for making sure the place you’re having you drive has tables, chairs and garbage cans, and assign Bob and Billy to distributing flyers.

 


Step 4: PUBLICIZE! PUBLICIZE! PUBLICIZE!


You could have the perfect set up for a drive, but you must have donors in order to be successful. Here are a few ideas, but be creative!

  • Send flyers/information brochures home with parents when they pick students up
  • Ask local businesses if they will hang up flyers
  • Post flyers on local bulletins
  • Call friends who are 17 years old or older, parents, and family friends and ask them to donate!
  • Contact your local newspaper/T.V. station
  • See if you can get an announcement over your school’s loudspeaker.
  • If able, (that is, if the Red Cross isn’t in charge of appointments) call donors a week before the drive to remind them.

Also, be sure to give enough information! Along with anything else you think is important, tell people:

  • What day / What time / Where the drive will be
  • How to schedule an appointment
  • Who to contact with questions


Step 5: Have a blood drive!


The day of the drive may be busy, so make sure you get there early to set up. Here are some suggestions of how to make it work!

  • Post arrows and posters so people know where to go
  • Greet donors, be happy, be enthusiastic! Make sure how much their donation is appreciated.
  • Make sure there are enough tables, chairs, and garbage cans set up.
  • Set up a canteen! The Red Cross may bring the goodies, but maybe you could get some of your volunteers to set up a bake sale and donate the money to a cancer charity!


Step 6: Wrap it up

Send "thank you's" to your donors, and post the results so everyone knows how successful the drive was. Also, tell them how they can donate again in eight weeks.


Step 7: Tell Do Something

Tell us how everything went on our Projects Page!

[Click Here] to go to the Red Cross for all the details about hosting a blood drive.

Sources:

American Red Cross – http://www.givelife.org/

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Donating blood is a great way to help people battling cancer! A cancer or leukemia patient requires 2 to 6 units of red blood cells, and 6 to 8 units of platelets every day for 2 to 4 weeks.




In order for you to be eligible to donate blood, you must:

If you aren't eligible don't worry there are still ways to help a blood drive in your area.

Not sure where to donate?

Blood drives are always taking place all over the country. Luckily for us, it’s pretty easy to find them. [Click Here] to locate a drive near you

Unsure about donating?

Totally understandable. Some people really hate needles. Some think that they don’t have blood to spare. Read on to debunk blood donating myths and see why donating is an awesome thing to do.

1.) “I’m scared of the needle!” Sound like you? Well, lots of people are…BUT, most people say that all the feel is a little pinch at the very beginning. The donation will only take about 7-10 minutes, so after that, your done!

2.) “What if I get AIDS?” You won’t! Though AIDS education always warns people of using shared needles while using drugs, blood donations are always taken with a new, sterile needle. There is no risk of contracting the AIDS virus.

3.) “A pint of blood?? That’s SO MUCH!” Actually, it’s not so much. You really do have plenty to spare. In your body, you probably have about 10-12 pints. Plus, doctors say that your body quickly replaces the blood you donate.

4.) “I don’t know where to donate.” Okay, so after reading this page, you should not be saying this. Scroll back up! Or, if you’re too lazy, here’s the link (AGAIN) that can help you find a blood drive near you! [Click Here!]

5.) “I hate the sight of blood.” Then close your eyes! Actually, the blood goes straight into a bag that most likely won’t be hanging right in front of your face. (When I donated, the bag was far to my left and, thankfully, out of sight!)

Sources:

AABB (American Association of Blood Banks) - www.aabb.org
American Red Cross - www.givelife.org

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St.John the Evangleist Catholic School DS Club: Blood Drive

Submitted by illdoit on Sun, 2006-12-17 07:13.


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The St. John's community in Hapevile, Ga. is happy to help run a blood drive in response to the recent shortage. We aren't sure on a date but it should be sometime in January after the holidays. Although the kids in the club can't give blood we will help the volunteers. We might need help from local grocery stores for snacks and drinks, people tend to get dizzy after giving blood and food always helps. We want to use Life South (http://www.lifesouth.org/index.htm) because they only require 20 people to be signed up as opposed to the 50 the Red Cross requires. Hopefully we will have pictures soon!

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