Join the Big Red Bus and the Little Silver MTV
Give Blood - It's A Race Against Time!
National Honor Society and SECME students at Seminole Ridge Community High School will host a blood drive Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM. The theme “GIVE BLOOD – ITS A RACE AGAINST TIME!” draws attention to the urgency for donors. Every two seconds, someone in America needs blood.
And for every pint of blood donated, SECME will symbolically race a mousetrap vehicle (MTV). MTV racers are models built by students and powered solely by the energy release of a mousetrap spring. In the annual engineering Olympiad, SECME students in the Palm Beach County School District compete to see whose MTV travels the furthest distance. Winners are invited to race at the summer national competition.
How long does it take to give blood?
The process for whole blood donation usually takes about one hour. The blood collection itself is usually about 10 minutes
How long until my blood is used?
All blood donations are processed and available for use between 24 and 48 hours. But blood can only be stored for 42 days, not indefinitely. And platelets (from whole blood or by apheresis) expire after five days! A three- to five-day blood supply is considered stable. So the blood bank has a constant demand for donors.
How long do I wait between blood donations?
Donate whole blood every 56 days.
For additional information about donating blood, contact NHS sponsor Mrs. Shawna Ahmad: ahmadsh [at] palmbeach [dot] k12 [dot] fl [dot] us
