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Congratulations to the Federal Way High School’s (FWHS) Marketing classes for their recent record-breaking blood drive!
When Mr. Tom Oldfather, Marketing teacher and DECA advisor, was asked what his thoughts were on what contributed to FWHS’s success, he stated, “We focused on the marketing aspect of the blood drive and started sign ups three weeks in advance to help us reach our goal.” Their marketing efforts really paid off as they were able to register 148 donors, a 20 percent increase over last year.
The classes acquired donor appreciation items from nearby businesses to help make their drive more fun and successful. A donation from Costco helped buy breakfast ingredients so a hot breakfast could be served to donors. Pizza Pizazz in Federal Way donated $76 worth of gift cards, which were raffled off to donors. The Marketing class even handed out Blow Pops at their sign-up tables to encourage and draw attention to their mission.
Because of everyone’s effort and the great guidance from Mr. Oldfather, the team was able to put together this record-breaking drive. Thank you to FWHS, Costco and Pizza Pizazz for their support of CRBS as we help to save lives at St. Francis Hospital, as well as our other area hospitals and clinics.
On Friday, February 6, Federal Way High School (FWHS) put together another very successful blood drive. There were 124 donors registered, and amazingly, 103 of them were first time-donors! This is a testament to the hard work of the Marketing Class and the great guidance of Mr. Oldfather, who sponsored the blood drive.
The Marketing Class worked extremely hard to make this drive a success. They served smoothies to donors, and had the friendly “blood drops” go from class to class to get donors excused for their appointments. Cascade Regional Blood Services (CRBS) gives a special thanks to Tom Oldfather, Marketing Teacher and DECA advisor. His leadership and guidance were instrumental in the overall success of this blood drive.
CRBS would like to thank the students and administration of Federal Way High School. Their support plays an important role in helping CRBS maintain an adequate blood supply to St. Francis Hospital and all of our other community hospitals. We look forward to our next blood drive at Federal Way High School, home of the Eagles.
Pictured: Tom, Sara, Alysha, Caroline, Eliana, Jade, Kelci, Alleah, Mae, Charity, Isabel, Sahra, Stephany, Stephanie, Michael, Sonia, Erica and Iris
The Federal Way High School DECA/Marketing classes recently hosted an extremely successful blood drive for Cascade Regional Blood Services. Their goal as an organization was to participate in a community service project and put into practice the marketing skills they’ve learned. They certainly did that, registering 125 donors during the drive. This was a significant increase from the 100 donors registered at their last drive and a reflection of the hard work and commitment of all. The units collected directly support St. Francis and other hospitals in the area.
Under the direction of Mr. Oldfather, marketing instructor, the group promoted their drive inside the school as well as with outside organizations. The group partnered with local businesses, asking for donations and gifts to raffle for the donors. They also acquired funds and food to provide breakfast snacks for the students that donated the morning of the blood drive. They did a fantastic job recruiting students to donate, using blood drop costumes and other creative promotional ideas.
Mr. Oldfather, the Marketing Teacher at FWHS, was a blood recipient after a car accident. He takes an active role in the project, encouraging his students to get involved and help their community. He is always there to encourage and assist them with their marketing projects, and to help make their drives the best they can possibly be.
Federal Way High School-February 7, 2008
Federal Way High School’s DECA Club and Mr. Oldfather’s marketing class combined to sign-up 158 students and faculty to donate at the February 7th blood drive.
The drive was used as a hands-on marketing and promotional event so students could put leadership and marketing principals into practice to create a successful community event. The students began the project with a tour of the blood center (in Tacoma) January 19. They also hosted marketing presentations from the blood center staff (Jan. 22). They solicited donations for preparing a pre drive breakfast for donors by asking local businesses for donations. They also asked for donations for prizes for a raffle. Businesses that contributed were: Costco, Wal*Mart, Totem Foods, Red Lobster, Old Country Buffet and several others.
The students recruited the most donors ever registered for their high school blood drive with Cascade Regional Blood Services. Student volunteers ran the all-day blood drive, which included three bloodmobiles and a central coordination center located inside the school. A system was put into place to ensure operations and logistics ran smoothly during the drive. Student volunteers used walkie-talkies to keep a steady flow of donors going to and from the bloodmobiles. Overall, it was a smooth event and provided enough blood donations to nearly supply local hospitals for a day!
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