Welcome to the November issue of Blood Drop.

In this Issue

	Welcome to Blood Drop!
	Winners Announced at Annual School Luncheons
	Dedicated to Andrew
	Have you set a date to save lives? Time is running out...

School Program Info

• The 2006-2007 School Year was a record-setting year! Over 10,000 students and teachers signed up to give blood and 6,340 people donated blood and saved lives.
• Over 8% of the blood we collect comes from school blood drives like yours!
• Blood Drive Results

Contact Information:
Lauren Bacon
School Program Coordinator
302-737-8405 ext. 796
schoolbloodprogram@bbd.org

Welcome to Blood Drop!

We hope you enjoy this school year's first issue of Blood Drop-- the E-Newsletter for Delmarva's student blood drive leaders. Feel free to send us digital photos from your blood donor recruitment or blood drives. Or, if you know someone who needed a blood transfusion, or have a story idea for a future issues, please contact us!  You can reach us at schoolbloodprogram@bbd.org

Winners Announced at Annual School Luncheons

Blood Bank of Delmarva held four luncheons last month to recognize student and faculty representatives from across Delmarva for their lifesaving blood drives during the 2006-2007 school year. Lake Forest High School had the largest number of donors on the Delmarva Peninsula, with 246. Other top winners were: William Penn High School, The Charter School of Wilmington, Salesianum School, St. Elizabeth High School, Rising Sun High School, Colonel Richardson High School, Pocomoke High School, and Sussex Technical High School.  Congratulations to ALL our winners. For a complete list and more photos, click here.

photo credit: Lower Eastern Shore Awardees

Dedicated to Andrew

The Blood Bank of Delmarva is dedicating the 2007-2008 school year to the memory of Andrew McDonough and young people like him. Andrew, a bright, brave, curly-haired 14-year-old Salesianum student, lost his 6-month battle with leukemia and related infections this past July. During that time, Andrew received multiple blood and platelet transfusions.  The "B+" motto that the McDonough family adopted is something we can all embrace as we promote the message that blood donation helps people. To learn more about Andrew and the Andrew McDonough  B+ Foundation, please visit www.livelikeandrew.org

Have you set a date to save lives? Time is running out...

It's not too late to schedule your blood drive for the 2007-2008 school year...but dates are going fast! Dates are still available January through May 2008. Please contact Lauren Bacon ASAP to set your school on the calendar! Try to avoid days when there are sporting events, class trips or anything else that may cause a conflict.