February 3, 2012

Junior Victoria Savoie, who is studying to become a Nurse Assistant at the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical School, donated blood for the first time today as part of the SkillsUSA blood drive at the school.

A total of 64 units of blood were collected at the drive, with many participants being first-time donors. Nearly 80 people attempted to donate; some may have been disqualified because they did not weigh enough or for other other reasons. A donation total of 64 units collected translates into 192 lives saved!

In the photo at right, Rebecca Rideout is the American Red Cross Donor specialist.

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Here's the link about the SkillsUSA blood drive as posted on the Capital Region BOCES website: http://www.capregboces.org/CareerTech/news/2011_12/02_3_12_BloodDrive.cfm