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 ([email protected])
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!
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