International Key Club Sponsors

Blood Drive

at

Archbishop McCarthy High School 

Wednesday, November 18th 8am – 2:30pm

Archbishop McCarthy High School student donates at previous campus blood drive. 

 

 The Broward Community Blood Center will hold a Blood Drive at Archbishop McCarthy High School, 5451 S Flamingo Rd-Southwest Ranches, on Wednesday November 18th from

8am until 2:30pm.  AMHS students who are 16 and older with a signed permission slip can donate blood. 

 

“The AMHS International Key Club is sponsoring the blood drive,” said Joseph M. Morano, AMHS Technology Director.   “We are encouraging all of our students, faculty, staff and parents to participate.   There is no substitute for blood,” said Morano.  “Each donation can save up to three lives.” 

 

A few facts about Blood….

*Someone needs blood every three seconds.

*One out of ten hospital patients needs blood.
*Blood centers often run short of type O blood.

*Although 37% of the U.S. population is eligible to give blood, only 10% do.

*Three gallons of blood are used every minute in the U.S.

*People donate blood out of a sense of duty and community spirit;

not to make   money. Donors are not paid for their donation.

*Red blood cells have a shelf life of just 42 days.

*Blood shortages could be prevented if donors gave two to four times a year.