With the recent hurricanes and tropical storms that have left parts of the southern United States devastated, you may be asking yourself, How can I help or what I can do? The University of Maine at Presque Isle Red Cross Club had that answer: come on down to a local blood drive and donate. As UMPI hosted a blood drive on Sept. 20, the UMPI Red Cross Club was hard at work, helping Red Cross employees in the blood donation process. With a goal of 56 pints of blood for collection, the Red Cross club saw students and community members from all walks of life there at the blood drive to give back and donate.
Bonnie Corey, vice president of the UMPI Red Cross club, was on hand at the event and talked a little bit about what the UMPI Red Cross club does. “(The UMPI Red Cross Club) plans a blood drive every semester. We hold a fundraiser, which will be a spaghetti supper. And we do an emergency preparedness event, which will be certifying individuals in CPR and first aid this year.”
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