Success in Boulder Staff Council blood drive goal
The Boulder Staff Council extends a special thanks to all those who participated in the 2012 Bonfils blood drives, with additional thanks to the UMC, Rec Center and the SAFE committee for providing locations and approvals, in addition to the staff at Bonfils Blood Centers.
Randi Viola (ATLAS area II rep), the Staff Council blood drive chair, had set a high yet achievable goal, to collect 1,200 units. Coordinating efforts with Bonfils’ Linda Colbert, the total units received for FY12 were 1182, just 18 units shy. Viola’s work at establishing promotions, advertising and blood drive locations has shown proven results over the past two years.
Bonfils provided figures for the number of CU donors and the lifetime amount of blood donated:
| 19 gallons – 1 18 gallons – 1 17 gallons – 1 16 gallons – 2 14 gallons – 1 13 gallons – 1 12 gallons – 5 |
11 gallons – 7 10 gallons – 9 9 gallons – 8 8 gallons – 8 7 gallons – 25 6 gallons – 21 5 gallons – 24 |
4 gallons – 37 3 gallons – 10 12 gallons – 206 1 gallon – 663 |
For perspective, 8 pints to the gallon, the 19-gallon donor has given 152 donations. If this donor contributed every 60 days, it would take just over 25 years to reach those 152 pints. Each donation helped as many as three people needing blood transfusions. Bonfils distributes blood products to nearly 200 hospitals and health care facilities in Colorado and beyond.
For more information about Bonfils Blood Center, visit www.bonfils.org . For general information about blood donor eligibility, contact Bonfils’ Donor Relations department at 303-363-2202 or 800-365-0006.
The next Boulder Staff Council drive is scheduled for Sept. 10-13 at the UMC.