March 29, 2024

Successful blood drive at CCHS

On Nov. 13, the American Red Cross with the help of Creston iJAG students collected 71 units of blood, with 67 presenting donors registered with only three deferrals. The group collected 49 whole blood donations with 11 power red collections.

“We were able to keep the tables full all day,” said drive coordinator Jerry Hartman. “We had people waiting for the power red tables most of the day and the whole blood tables were turned over as quickly as the staff could get them changed.”

The next blood drive will be Jan. 9 at Creston Community High School in the gymnasium. Registrations are already being accepted. Donors may register at www.redcrossblood.org. Type in your zip code and all of the area donation sites will be displayed. Then simply select your site and view the times available. Power red donations are for anyone that has a negative blood type or O+.

Anyone with questions can call Jerry Hartman at 641-782-2116 at CCHS.