Lamphere High Schools National Honor Society hosted a blood drive on Thursday, November 6th. We had 41 students and staff members who decided to donate blood and save a life. We were very close to reaching our goals that we had set for the first blood drive of this school year, we collected 26/29 units of blood that we hoped for and we had 47/59 appointments scheduled with 61% of our donors being first time donors.
NEXT DRIVE: March 3. 2026 Sponsor Code LHSRAMS
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time?zipSponsor=LHSRAMS&driveType=all
Parent Consent for 16 year old donors: https://www.redcrossblood.org/content/dam/redcrossblood/controlled-documents/Parental-Consent-Blood-Donation-EN.pdf
Spanish form: https://www.redcrossblood.org/content/dam/redcrossblood/controlled-documents/Parental-Consent-Blood-Donation-ESP.pdf
How should I prepare?
Get 8 hours of sleep the night before your scheduled appointment
Eat a healthy breakfast and lunch the day of your donation
Eat food with more lean proteins (lean meat, cheese and yogurt) or complex carbohydrates (bread, cereal and fruit) and avoid fatty foods
Drink a few more glasses of water than usual including one 10-30 minutes before your donation
Wear comfortable clothing with sleeves that come above your elbow.
Females should eat food that have iron in it for the whole week before.
More information for teens: https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/info-for-student-donors.html