Give the gift of LIFEI Please, donate blood! Bethel Park High School Recognized for Exemplary Blood Drive Program When Bethet Park High School szarted hosting blood drives 13 years ago, then-principal Zeb Jansante wanted to involve students in a project that would help them understand the meaning of giving back. in the years since, BPHS blood drives have evolved into an exemplary school and communitywide effort - culminating in their selection as Best School Blood Program 2019-20. a national award given by ADRP, an International Division of America's Blood Centers Bethet Park "Everybody was excited about the award said Jansante, now the school district's Assistant Blood Drive Superintendent for Administration. "Our students really stepped up to take part in blood drives They took the 'one donation can save three ives to heart it inspired them. Many of them became regular donors The Da. 12. 20 Bethel Park hosts four to five drives a year, and has consistently been one of Vitalant's (formerty Central Blood Bank) Top 20 blood drive sponsors supply about 40 percent of local The school participates in Vitalant's High School Scholarship Program "The scholarships are a big patients' needs at al the hospitals friends. motivator, but ultimately it's about saving lives We want to ingrain in our students a mindset of must collect 600 donations a day anticipated to continue through community service." noted Jansante. Building, 4701 Baptist Road (n5227), you are saving the blood donations. To keep up with lives of family neighbors, and high school and college drives in the Pitsburgh region, Vitalant With pandemicrelated closures The amount typically collected is much less, about haif of the need, is needed more than ever to the fall, the community's help In truly takes a village to run the school blood drives. The school secretary handies pledge slips so blood must be imported from make sure blood is available the janitorial staff prepares and cleans up the drive other areas of the country area, social studies teachers allow presentations on blood donation, and many teachers donate at each drive. The Principal's Action Committee for Students performs multiple tasks, Ske encouraging donors to sign up, advertising the drives, uning social media to spread the word and working at the drives cooking hotdogs. monitoring donor, signing students in and out, and more. Recently, the DECA marketing club assisted with promotional efforts as well for patients in local hospitals. "Most people are shocked when For more information about they hear how many blood donations are needed each day for the Pittsburgh area alone." said Charies Wilcox, Vitalant division donating blood or hosting a blood drive. please call 877-25-VITAL or visit vitalant. org. If you are unable to give blood, please consider a financial donation to the Blood president. "During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become even more difficult to collect the needed blood Seience Foundation. More donations with many work places, churches and schools that normally Dloodsciencefoundation.org information is available at host blood drives closed. Hundreds "We appreciate the community of Bethel Park, faculty and staft and students for understanding of blood drives have been cancelled the importance of the event and for participating since March, resulting in a loss of said Jansante. "There's never enough blood out thousands of blood donations there for the patients who need it. it's a powerful piece that we're happy to be a part of Now, even more so, we need people to give blood. Blood donors and blood drive hosts truly are saving lives in the community. When you donate at any Vitalant blood drive or donation center such as our Sponsored contene brought o you by The uncertainty surrounding how schools wil operate in the coming year due to the pandemic will signiticantly impact the blood supply, as vitalant South Hils location at The Manor Give the gift of LIFEI Please, donate blood! Bethel Park High School Recognized for Exemplary Blood Drive Program When Bethet Park High School szarted hosting blood drives 13 years ago, then-principal Zeb Jansante wanted to involve students in a project that would help them understand the meaning of giving back. in the years since, BPHS blood drives have evolved into an exemplary school and communitywide effort - culminating in their selection as Best School Blood Program 2019-20. a national award given by ADRP, an International Division of America's Blood Centers Bethet Park "Everybody was excited about the award said Jansante, now the school district's Assistant Blood Drive Superintendent for Administration. "Our students really stepped up to take part in blood drives They took the 'one donation can save three ives to heart it inspired them. Many of them became regular donors The Da. 12. 20 Bethel Park hosts four to five drives a year, and has consistently been one of Vitalant's (formerty Central Blood Bank) Top 20 blood drive sponsors supply about 40 percent of local The school participates in Vitalant's High School Scholarship Program "The scholarships are a big patients' needs at al the hospitals friends. motivator, but ultimately it's about saving lives We want to ingrain in our students a mindset of must collect 600 donations a day anticipated to continue through community service." noted Jansante. Building, 4701 Baptist Road (n5227), you are saving the blood donations. To keep up with lives of family neighbors, and high school and college drives in the Pitsburgh region, Vitalant With pandemicrelated closures The amount typically collected is much less, about haif of the need, is needed more than ever to the fall, the community's help In truly takes a village to run the school blood drives. The school secretary handies pledge slips so blood must be imported from make sure blood is available the janitorial staff prepares and cleans up the drive other areas of the country area, social studies teachers allow presentations on blood donation, and many teachers donate at each drive. The Principal's Action Committee for Students performs multiple tasks, Ske encouraging donors to sign up, advertising the drives, uning social media to spread the word and working at the drives cooking hotdogs. monitoring donor, signing students in and out, and more. Recently, the DECA marketing club assisted with promotional efforts as well for patients in local hospitals. "Most people are shocked when For more information about they hear how many blood donations are needed each day for the Pittsburgh area alone." said Charies Wilcox, Vitalant division donating blood or hosting a blood drive. please call 877-25-VITAL or visit vitalant. org. If you are unable to give blood, please consider a financial donation to the Blood president. "During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become even more difficult to collect the needed blood Seience Foundation. More donations with many work places, churches and schools that normally Dloodsciencefoundation.org information is available at host blood drives closed. Hundreds "We appreciate the community of Bethel Park, faculty and staft and students for understanding of blood drives have been cancelled the importance of the event and for participating since March, resulting in a loss of said Jansante. "There's never enough blood out thousands of blood donations there for the patients who need it. it's a powerful piece that we're happy to be a part of Now, even more so, we need people to give blood. Blood donors and blood drive hosts truly are saving lives in the community. When you donate at any Vitalant blood drive or donation center such as our Sponsored contene brought o you by The uncertainty surrounding how schools wil operate in the coming year due to the pandemic will signiticantly impact the blood supply, as vitalant South Hils location at The Manor