{"id":9777,"date":"2019-02-16T12:07:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T17:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=9777"},"modified":"2019-02-16T12:07:30","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T17:07:30","slug":"lifeserve-blood-drive-to-help-blood-drought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/9777","title":{"rendered":"LifeServe Blood Drive to Help Blood Drought"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By <\/strong><strong>Lindsey<\/strong><strong> Smith&#8211;<\/strong>The upcoming LifeServe blood drive at Grace United Methodist Church on Morningside\u2019s campus couldn\u2019t come at a better time for Sioux City residents in need of blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifeservebloodcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/22045940_1448307631883308_8448487800926836892_n.png\" alt=\"Image result for lifeserve logo\" width=\"347\" height=\"174\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeservebloodcenter.org\/2019\/01\/winter-weather-impacts-blood-supply\/\">LifeServe<\/a>\nprovides blood to more than 120 hospitals in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.\nDue to recent winter weather and below freezing temperatures, a number of blood\ndrives and appointments have been cancelled, leading to a dip in the local\nblood supply. Without a three to five-day supply of all blood types, many patients\ncould face serious consequences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with the winter\nweather, places like LifeServe still struggle to find the necessary 200,000\ndonors per year. Up to 90% of people will need blood at some point in their\nlives, yet fewer than 5% of eligible donors will donate on a regular basis.\nJust one donation saves three lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this recent blood\ndrive\u2019s proximity to campus, many college students can help LifeServe while\nalso helping themselves. The organization offers incentives for students who volunteer\nor donate, such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeservebloodcenter.org\/host-a-drive\/student-opportunities\/\">$500\nscholarship<\/a> to those who organize a blood drive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This may come as a\nsurprise to many college students who might have avoided blood drives in the\npast because they didn\u2019t meet the requirements for donation or have a fear of\nneedles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Austin Norton, a pre-med\nsenior at Morningside College, has never donated before. At 5\u20198\u201d and 120\npounds, he says, \u201cI always thought I couldn\u2019t donate because of my size and I\nthink I\u2019ve always just felt too busy to go to a blood drive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite college students\u2019\nbusy schedules, donating or organizing blood drives looks good to future\nemployers and the scholarship opportunities can put a dent in future student\ndebt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blood drive will be\nheld at the church on February 20<sup>th<\/sup> from 4:30 to 7 pm. First time\ndonors will receive a free t-shirt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information\nabout this specific blood drive, you can contact Jill Sponder at 712-204-1856\nor at <a href=\"mailto:jill.sponder@gmail.com\">jill.sponder@gmail.com<\/a>. You\ncan also schedule an appointment at <a href=\"https:\/\/donor.lifeservebloodcenter.org\/dohedule\/162016\">https:\/\/donor.lifeservebloodcenter.org\/dohedule\/162016<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can\u2019t make it to\nthis blood drive, you can always schedule an appointment online or find\nupcoming blood drives with LifeServe at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeservebloodcenter.org\">www.lifeservebloodcenter.org<\/a> or\ncall at 800-287-4903. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lindsey Smith&#8211;The upcoming LifeServe blood drive at Grace United Methodist Church on Morningside\u2019s campus couldn\u2019t come at a better time for Sioux City residents in need of blood. LifeServe provides blood to more than 120 hospitals in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. 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