In order to support the third annual Max Hinton Blood Drive, over 60 students, parents and faculty came out to the high school parking lot where the Central California Blood Center (CCBC) parked their Bloodmobile, Sept. 27.
The CCBC travels to five different counties: Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Kings and Tulare. According to Donor Recruiter Lynn Stone, there are 31 hospitals that the CCBC serves.
?We have a huge territory; there’s 31 hospitals that we have to serve,? Stone said. ?So it’s not just the Fresno area, and that’s why we’re constantly calling people, begging them to please come and donate.? This time 26 new donors gave their blood.
Since young people generally don’t take a lot of medications, there are a lot of positive things about good, fresh blood. Because of this, the CCBC focuses on getting people donating early, so that they can expect the act to become routine and something they do for themselves and their community, according to Stone.
Although first-time donor, junior