The blood drive at Concord has come to an end. There were many wonderful CHS students and teachers who helped with the successful blood drive. Best of all, the overall goal for the NHS was met and was a little bit over.

Mrs. Reed, one of the NHS advisors, shares how the blood drive went. She explains, “I think it went pretty well. We had quite a few people back out, but they were first-time donors so it could be scary… we are having another one in February, so the students who backed out can try again. We had a lot of first-time donors, which was good, and we met our goal.”

The National Honors Society encourages students to sign up for blood drives as they can save up to three lives. If students want to do so they can sign up for the next blood drive, which will be held in February. 

Gwen Bulko, the NHS president, shares the success of the blood drive. She said, “A lot of people were willing to donate, which was great. They got their friends and the community members, so it went well. We also beat our quota. It was 19, and we ended up getting 25, so a big success for the blood drive.”

Although blood drives can be scary, they help a lot of people who are sick and need transfusions. Thank you to everyone who helped run the blood drive and a special thanks to the students, teachers, and community members who donated blood.