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Pacific Lutheran University is a model of consistency during their blood drives. The students and faculty at PLU are able to put together successful blood drives each and every time. The drive on January 23 was no exception. This drive was more challenging because it was held in their J-term month, a time when there are very few students on campus. Yet the sponsor group, Delta Iota Chi/ Nursing Sorority & Service Organization was able to put together a drive that was vital to Cascade Regional Blood Services and the community hospitals. Scheduling contact, Kim Kennedy-Tucker/Conference & Events Center ensured the drive went off without a hitch.
PLU conducts 56-day blood drives each year between September and June. The sponsor group, Delta Iota Chi, designates a coordinator to chair the blood drive program for a two- year period. The “blood drive binder” was created last year and it’s passed down from chair to chair. The designated blood drive project chair actively coordinates with the CRBS consultant to achieve success. The consultant conducts an email campaign targeted at PLU’s prior blood donors for each drive.
Cascade Regional Blood Services would like to thank the Delta Iota Chi sorority and the faculty and staff of Pacific Lutheran University. The successful blood drives at PLU help CRBS in our efforts to maintain an adequate blood supply for our community hospitals.
Pacific Lutheran University has been a dedicated and consistent contributor to our community as a blood drive sponsor for decades. As one of the major schools in our community, they are part of a group that provides about 25% of the blood supply annually. During the summer months, we really miss not having the students available to provide support for our community by sponsoring blood drives.
Delta Iota Chi and Angela Engstrom helped get things rolling early during the new school year as the drive coordinator for this drive. Kim Kennedy Tucker is always a big help setting up dates and locations for the drives also. PLU was one of the first schools to sponsor a drive after the summer break. The students responded and were able to exceed their drive goal of 65 on both days of the drive, registering 70 donors on the first day and another 84 the next. Their contributions provided a significant boost to the community’s blood supply.
Thanks to PLU and all 154 donors. We are looking forward to our next drive following the Thanksgiving weekend. The time around holidays is always challenging for blood collections, and this is another high need period where the support PLU provides will be needed and greatly appreciated.
Patricia Hernandez, Megan Kemp and Aaron Williams helped Megan Johnson recruit donors at the Pacific Lutheran Univ. blood drive on ’snow day’ last Wednesday. In spite of the weather, the staff registered 31 donors. Speaking of staff, Karin, Yvonne, Stacie and Sandra worked the drive that day, even in the inclement weather.
Copyright 2005 Cascade Regional Blood Services
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