October 5, 2023
October 26, 12-6 PM
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Dear MPA Families,
As you are preparing for the upcoming seasons and holidays, we would like to remind you about an important upcoming event. The first grade class and Upper School Student Council are joining together again to host this year’s blood drive for a joint community service project. Please take note of the date and begin thinking about how you can contribute to our event. We are asking for an hour of your time to donate blood on Thursday, October 26. If you know that you are unable to give blood, please be sure to ask as many friends or relatives as you can to take your place. Please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: Mounds Park Academy to schedule an appointment.
*16-year-olds need an official signed parental consent form (available in the Upper School Office). They will also need to sign up for the drive with Ms Johnson.
Why: Giving blood is simple and easy, and it will save lives. You can touch the lives of people you have never met by giving blood for patients needing transfusions for emergency surgeries, or treatment of illnesses such as Leukemia and other cancers.
There is no substitute for human blood. Blood cannot be manufactured, and much of today’s medical care depends on having a steady supply of blood provided by healthy volunteer donors. Each time you give blood, you can help a few patients in need with your plasma, platelets, and red blood cells.
Who: Most people who are in good health, weigh at least 110 pounds, and are at least 17 years of age are eligible to give blood every 56 days. If you have questions about your eligibility to donate, please call the Red Cross at 1-800-RED-CROSS (733-2767).
Contact Evy Johnson, at ejohnson@moundsparkacademy.org if you have any questions
