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Blood Drive Success 'A Miracle'
David Constant
Issue date: 10/9/06 Section: News
UConn's first blood drive this year was held at Wilbur Cross in the North Reading Room last week and exceeded expectations.
"If we did 150 [pints] in one day it would be a miracle," said Anne Harford, an account manager of the American Red Cross. That goal was eventually reached.
Harford expressed much gratitude and thanks Friday when discussing the success of this past week's blood drive.
The University of Connecticut and the American Red Cross joined together in the effort to help save lives. With the constant need of blood evident in hospitals statewide and nationwide, the two joined forces and held one of the largest blood drives in the state, according to UConn's American Red Cross Club.
The drive was a major success according to Harford and Amanda Cowell, the account manager shadowing Harford for the past week.
The drive had indeed been an immense success through Thursday, gathering much more than the initial projections had hoped for.
Before the week, Harford and her staff came up with projections based on several factors, including past results and weekly trends. These projections were posted as goals for donors, volunteers, and others to see as they entered the North Reading Room.
The goal for each day was 140 successful donations, totaling 700 for the week. Almost 600 successful donations had been made through Thursday and according to Harford, 700 donations was in sight and approaching fast. Harford could not be reached over the weekend for the final tally.
Students were encouraged to donate in an e-mail sent out during late September by the American Red Cross Club. The message noted that there is always an extremely high need for blood. Harford echoed these sentiments and said that the need has only increased in light of recent events such as Hurricane Katrina.
The blood gathered from this drive will be going to hospitals statewide. All 31 hospitals in the state are in dire need of more blood, according to Harford.
"If we did 150 [pints] in one day it would be a miracle," said Anne Harford, an account manager of the American Red Cross. That goal was eventually reached.
Harford expressed much gratitude and thanks Friday when discussing the success of this past week's blood drive.
The University of Connecticut and the American Red Cross joined together in the effort to help save lives. With the constant need of blood evident in hospitals statewide and nationwide, the two joined forces and held one of the largest blood drives in the state, according to UConn's American Red Cross Club.
The drive was a major success according to Harford and Amanda Cowell, the account manager shadowing Harford for the past week.
The drive had indeed been an immense success through Thursday, gathering much more than the initial projections had hoped for.
Before the week, Harford and her staff came up with projections based on several factors, including past results and weekly trends. These projections were posted as goals for donors, volunteers, and others to see as they entered the North Reading Room.
The goal for each day was 140 successful donations, totaling 700 for the week. Almost 600 successful donations had been made through Thursday and according to Harford, 700 donations was in sight and approaching fast. Harford could not be reached over the weekend for the final tally.
Students were encouraged to donate in an e-mail sent out during late September by the American Red Cross Club. The message noted that there is always an extremely high need for blood. Harford echoed these sentiments and said that the need has only increased in light of recent events such as Hurricane Katrina.
The blood gathered from this drive will be going to hospitals statewide. All 31 hospitals in the state are in dire need of more blood, according to Harford.
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