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Penncrest National Honor Society Hosts Blood Drive
Penncrest High School's National Honor Society and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community summer blood drive Friday afternoon at Penncrest.
For the American Red Cross, blood donations experience a lull during the summer months.
On top of all the distractions that summertime brings, approximately 17 percent of the donated blood supply comes from student drives, said National Honor Society sponsor .
To help bridge the gap and keep year-round donations flowing in, .
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"We're trying it for the first time and our goal was 30 donors, but we've already signed up 95 people," Scherer said.
The NHS and Red Cross have now worked together for more than a decade at Penncrest; the high school hosts two community blood drives and five platelet drives each year.
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Another partnership unites the Red Cross and Philadelphia Union. Between July 16 and July 27, every person who donated blood at a designated Red Cross location received two free tickets to an upcoming Union game. Those that donate at any of the designated drives and come to the Union Blood Drive on Sept. 22 or 29 will be entered for a chance to win a trip for two to the Union game in Kansas City on Oct. 24.
Mark your calendar for Penncrest's next community blood drive on Feb. 26. It will be open to the public from 2 to 8 p.m.
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