George Harper

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March 26, 2008
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Community goes all out for blood drives

Recently, my wife, Pat, and I helped Blood Source with a blood drive at Nevada Union High School. The student turnout was great, and here are the stats we got from the account manager for that drive.There were 213 registered and 95 first-time donors; 186 pints were collected. This is the most collected at any school in a single blood drive!In November, they registered 211 and collected 176 pints, with 132 first-time donors. This equals 424 registered and 362 life-saving units.Just goes to show what a great community we live in - young and old alike. The parents of these …

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The Union Updated Mar 27, 2008 04:13AM Published Mar 26, 2008 03:00AM Copyright 2008 The Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.