![]() By Clara Padilla and Orlando Ortiz Staff Writer Hubbard held their annual blood drive Friday, January 11, 2013 in the JROTC drill hall. The blood drive was organized by Hubbard’s JROTC and the National Honor Society. The blood drive at Hubbard this year was a success, no one passed out, and a lot of students signed up. In order to be eligible to donate blood, you have to be 17 years old, be healthy, and weigh at least 110 lbs. The process for the blood drive was short. First, students had to fill out a questionnaire.Then, they were checked by one of the Life Source nurses to make sure they were healthy and have enough iron in their body to donate. Once that was done, they had to wait to get called by another nurse to finally donate blood. After they were done donating, there was a table full of snacks and drinks that the JROTC cadets offered if the donors weren't feeling too well. Although students received no monetary reward for donating blood, they had the reward of knowing that they helped save up to 3 lives with their donation. LifeSource, Chicagoland’s Blood Center, is a non-profit corporation and the largest blood center in Illinois. It distributes a half-million blood products annually to approximately 60 area hospitals in meeting the need for patient transfusion therapy. The blood drive was very successful and ran smoothly, Hubbard students did a great job showing their Greyhound spirit by signing up and donating blood. If you didn't get a chance to donate at school you can always schedule an appointment at http://www.lifesource.org/. Check out Pictures from the blood drive!
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