Senior Roshan Chokshi, National Honor Society member, who helped coordinate the blood drive said it was awesome to have that many students and staff sign up.
“Students and staff took the imitative to donate to our local blood bank and I think it’s awesome because each donation can save up to three lives in our community,” he said. “There is an extreme shortage because of COVID right now and we had a record high amount of donors this time.”
Nicole Thurston, director of the CBC, said Springfield High School never fails them.
“They never fail us, every single blood drive they go above and beyond and fill all their appointment slots and really educate and encourage their students to come in and donate,” she said.
Chokshi said students who donate three times throughout the course of high school get a red cord.
“It gives us good experience to talk to leadership, which is a good aspect to take to colleges when you want to take the initiatives in a new community that you’re in, and we’re all doing it for a good cause. Donors do get a red cord after they donate three times, but all the donors realize that it means much more to them to help they community that they’re in,” he said.
Chokshi also explained that the school had to restructure their process when it came to the blood drive because it usually takes place in the main gym, but with health and safety guidelines in place, they were able to use the library and multipurpose room to adhere to the rules while having school.
Thurston said with COVID-19 and it being right after the holidays, the CBC is in a big need for blood.
“We are constantly looking for new donors and we have tons of opportunities in this area. We’ve noticed that in years past and in this year, right after the holidays, it’s just always a little bit of a struggle because we’ve had so many patients over the holidays where we need more products and more donors,” she said.
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