Source: Sussex Academy
Sussex Academy will host the Blood Bank of Delmarva for a blood donation drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 6.
According to the Blood Bank of Delmarva, high school mobile drives account for about 25% of its blood supply and generate the most first-time donors. One pint of blood can save up to three lives.
In addition, said Sussex Academy nurse Dawnyel Furlong, every unit donated helps support the Blood Bank of Delmarva’s scholarship program for a Sussex Academy student. The 2024 winner was graduate Ellie Davis.
Sign up at Sussex Academy’s designated link at donate.bbd.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/10778. Donors will first report to the Sussex Academy Aquatic Center at the rear of the school to check in; donations will take place in the mobile van. All donors will receive a gift.
For more information about the Blood Bank of Delmarva, go to delmarvablood.org.
