FVHS Red Cross Hosts Spring Blood Drive

FV Red Cross Club hits record number of blood donations collected on campus in four years.

Amanda Hsu, Guest Writer

This Wednesday, May 26^th, the FVHS Red Cross Club hosted its second annual blood drive in the gym. Working closely with Orange Coast Memorial Hospital, the club collected a total of 198 pints of blood, which helped 594 people (each unit of blood has the potential to save three lives).

Any students 17 or older were permitted and legally allowed to donate, with the proof of ID and parent signature. Approximately 215 Barons signed up prior to the event. FVHS Red Cross Co-president, David Nguyen (\’10) says, “In my four years as a Red Cross member, this has been the most successful blood drive. Apart from the backlog issue, the efficiency of FVRC’s blood drive has improved every time, and since this is my last blood drive, I couldn’t be happier with the outcome.”

Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day. “I feel that the blood drive is vital to our community. It gives a sense of service to students,” says Club Advisor, Julie Chaicharee.

Having just selected the Red Cross board for the upcoming school year, this year\’s board, passes the torch off to a promising young group: Carrie Ly (‘11), Brittany Chau (‘11), Becky Phan (\’11), David Vu (\’11), Tiffany Le (\’11), Tiffany Do (\’12), Stephanie Le (\’12), Andrea Liu (\’13), and Julie Vu (\’13).

The FVHS Red Cross Club continues to expand on campus, in hope of raising awareness about community involvement, disaster education, and humanitarian relief. The board would like to thank all volunteers and donors for making the event a huge success.

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