Tabling for the blood drive was my second service fulfillment. I decided to table because I don’t fit the physical requirement to donate blood. Many people –most commonly females– under the necessary height and weight requirement cannot donate blood to the organization; however, I viewed this as a challenge to find other ways that I could get involved with helping the organization. Monetary donations are always a little hard to produce on the broke college lifestyle so volunteering my time to the tabling process and encouraging those who are eligible to donate seemed to be a perfect fit for me.

When someone donates blood, they are essentially donating life. Just a single blood donation has the power to save someone, or even several people. One person’s blood can be separated into components of red cells, platelets and plasma, all of which, have individual uses. Patients with specific conditions sometimes only need certain components of the cells and are saved daily by the donations of everyone throughout the world who gives. The Red Cross supplies 40% of the nation’s blood supply and I’m proud to know that fellow Stockton students are a part of that amazing percentage!