Walter Hill Blood DriveDEVIN DUNKLEY, EMILY HAMBY, ELLIS BOULDIN, LEXIE GREENE,

TAKASHI TERAUCHI

Group Member Roles Group Leader: Emily Hamby

Communications Leader: Devin Dunkley

Members: Taskashi Terauchi, Ellis Bouldin, Lexie Greene

Recruit Donors: Ellis Bouldin and Devin Dunkley

Location Details: Emily Hamby and Lexie Greene

Drive Work: Takashi Terauchi, Lexie Greene, Emily Hamby

American Red Cross Heart of Tennessee Chapter

Located in Murfreesboro, TN on 501 Memorial Blvd

Serves Bedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Rutherford, Van Buren, Warren, and White Counties

“Provides vital emergency assistance to help victims of local disasters” in the above counties

Opportunities to volunteer: ◦ Give blood (and save three lives!!)◦ Put on a drive◦ Help at a driveYou can also gain certification for CPR, First Aid, and much more!

Our contact was Patti Wright (patricia.wright@redcross.org)

Preparation We had the following responsibilities:

◦ Secure a location◦ Secure a date◦ Recruit donors on social media and in person (Twitter and Facebook)◦ Work the drive◦ Provide information on the drive and give out the sign up link◦ Follow up with the Red Cross

The group members met several times to work out details.

We communicated every week to update the group members.

Our Blood Drive Walter Hill Church of Christ on April 3, 2015

Twenty-eight people showed up and eighteen ended up giving blood.

We had the following responsibilities:◦ Secure a location◦ Secure a date◦ Recruit donors on social media and in person (Twitter and Facebook)◦ Work the drive◦ Provide information on the drive and give out the sign up link◦ Follow up with the Red CrossDevin Dunkley, Emily Hamby, Lexie Greene, and Takashi Terauchi were at the actual drive.

What We Learned Importance of blood drives in our community

Because of weather, 150 drives were cancelled in Middle Tennessee

We were not aware of how big of a need there is for blood in our community.

Lack of drives = lack of blood for local hospitals and medical treatment facilities

Needs for Blood◦ Accidents◦ Diseases (sickle cell anemia)◦ Variety of other scenariosIt takes a multitude of meetings and communication to put on an event.

Likes, Dislikes, Interesting MomentsoOur group loved being able to help put on a drive that

our community so desperately needs.

oWe enjoyed being almost completely in charge of

planning the drive.

oOf course we wish we could have recruited more donors

but were still happy with the turn out.

oIt was interesting how scared people could be about giving,

but they still chose to give.

oIt was great knowing we contributed to saving lives!