Catonsville Middle School hosted an American Red Cross blood drive this week, giving students volunteer experience and drawing more than 21 donors, many of whom were regulars.

“I just think everyone everywhere should do it,” Catonsville resident Megan Ossing said before donating blood. Ossing said she attends blood drives regularly because she had a daughter who died of a brain tumor and needed platelets.

Jenn Taylor, the school’s Parent Teacher Student Association secretary and coordinator of the blood drive, said that 21 people signed up in advance for the Oct. 17 drive.

Between walk-in donors and a few who donated multiple units of blood, a process the Red Cross calls “Power Red,” the drive collected 25 units, about one pint.

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