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On September 29 and 30, Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) held a fantastic blood drive. They had their usual goal of 140 over two days which they eclipsed by registering 182 donors. This amazing accomplishment is due to the hard work of the sponsor group, Delta Iota Chi, the nursing sorority and service organization. The coordinator, Sarah Johnson also did a great job of organizing the blood drive. This was accomplished together with our scheduling contact, Kim Kennedy-Tucker, who did a great job of setting up appointments.
The blood drive was conducted in Red Square, which is in the center of the campus. This location lends itself to a high level of visibility to students going to and from classes. The coordinator & Delta Iota Chi recruit donors to sign up for the blood drive at a table outside the café in the UC. They also have a list of scheduled volunteers that work the canteen each day of the blood drive.
PLU, home of the Lutes, conducts blood drives every 56 days between September and June. The sponsor group, Delta Iota Chi, designates a coordinator within their organization to chair the blood drive program for a two-year period. This year, there are three students partnering, Sarah, Nicole, & Ilia, to complete the task. A “blood drive binder” was created during the 2006-2007 school year by a Delta Iota Chi member, which is passed down from chair to chair. The designated blood drive project chair actively coordinates with the Cascade Regional Blood Services consultant to achieve success. The consultant conducts an email campaign targeted at PLU’s prior blood donors for every drive.
Cascade Regional Blood Services would like to thank PLU for all of their hard work. With their support, we are able to maintain an adequate blood supply to support patients in our community hospitals. We are looking forward to our next blood drive at PLU.
The two-day drive at PLU on April 14 & 15 was extremely successful. At this drive, 142 donors were registered. The drive was sponsored by Delta Iota Chi, a nursing sorority and service organization. The coordinator for the drive was Angie Engstrom and the scheduling contact was Kim Kennedy, of the Tucker/Conference and Events office.
The blood drive was conducted inside the University Center in the Chris Knutzen room. The coordinator and Delta Iota Chi recruited people to sign up for the drive at a table outside the café in the University Center.
PLU conducts 56-day blood drives each year between September and June. The sponsor group, Delta Iota Chi, designates a coordinator to chair the blood drive program every two years. The blood drive chair actively works with the consultant to achieve success. The consultant also conducts an email campaign targeted at prior PLU’s blood donors.
Cascade Regional Blood Services would like to thank the Deta Iota Chi and all of the students and staff at PLU. Blood drives at PLU are always very successful, which is extremely important to our community hospitals. We are looking forward to the next blood drive at PLU.
Pacific Lutheran University is a model of consistency during their blood drives. The students and faculty at PLU are able to put together successful blood drives each and every time. The drive on January 23 was no exception. This drive was more challenging because it was held in their J-term month, a time when there are very few students on campus. Yet the sponsor group, Delta Iota Chi/ Nursing Sorority & Service Organization was able to put together a drive that was vital to Cascade Regional Blood Services and the community hospitals. Scheduling contact, Kim Kennedy-Tucker/Conference & Events Center ensured the drive went off without a hitch.
PLU conducts 56-day blood drives each year between September and June. The sponsor group, Delta Iota Chi, designates a coordinator to chair the blood drive program for a two- year period. The “blood drive binder” was created last year and it’s passed down from chair to chair. The designated blood drive project chair actively coordinates with the CRBS consultant to achieve success. The consultant conducts an email campaign targeted at PLU’s prior blood donors for each drive.
Cascade Regional Blood Services would like to thank the Delta Iota Chi sorority and the faculty and staff of Pacific Lutheran University. The successful blood drives at PLU help CRBS in our efforts to maintain an adequate blood supply for our community hospitals.
Pacific Lutheran University has been a dedicated and consistent contributor to our community as a blood drive sponsor for decades. As one of the major schools in our community, they are part of a group that provides about 25% of the blood supply annually. During the summer months, we really miss not having the students available to provide support for our community by sponsoring blood drives.
Delta Iota Chi and Angela Engstrom helped get things rolling early during the new school year as the drive coordinator for this drive. Kim Kennedy Tucker is always a big help setting up dates and locations for the drives also. PLU was one of the first schools to sponsor a drive after the summer break. The students responded and were able to exceed their drive goal of 65 on both days of the drive, registering 70 donors on the first day and another 84 the next. Their contributions provided a significant boost to the community’s blood supply.
Thanks to PLU and all 154 donors. We are looking forward to our next drive following the Thanksgiving weekend. The time around holidays is always challenging for blood collections, and this is another high need period where the support PLU provides will be needed and greatly appreciated.
Patricia Hernandez, Megan Kemp and Aaron Williams helped Megan Johnson recruit donors at the Pacific Lutheran Univ. blood drive on ’snow day’ last Wednesday. In spite of the weather, the staff registered 31 donors. Speaking of staff, Karin, Yvonne, Stacie and Sandra worked the drive that day, even in the inclement weather.
Copyright 2005 Cascade Regional Blood Services
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