In partnership with Vitalant, HOSA will be hosting the first of their biannual blood drives tomorrow. The process will last around sixty minutes for all donors, and snacks will be provided while waiting. 

“Donors will each give a unit of blood, which can save up to three lives,” HOSA adviser Dr. Cynthia Wong said. “We do this due to there being a blood shortage around the country, including Nevada, so it helps save lives.”

Tasked with coordinating the event, Blood Drive Chairman Jason Ang, along with the rest of the HOSA board, will be setting the area up outside the ballroom.

“Even though Jason gets some help from the board members, it’s mostly all of his efforts,” Wong said. “He and everyone else organized the event to have people donate the right amount of blood, having the ability to get service hours as well a scholarship, and even providing snacks to support people after donating.”

For students to donate, they need to meet certain weight and height requirements, as well as have a valid form of ID.

“The requirements are not set by HOSA, but CCSD requires these limits,” Blood Chairman Jason Ang said. “Like the minimum weight for being 17. Yet, there’s not a lot of side effects when you donate blood.”

 Some teachers donate just to help out the people who need it. Some people can have health problems and require new blood.

“I also do this myself,” Wong said. “It’s important to donate because you never know you might need it for yourself one day. And if there are no more donors and you need to do surgery, where would you find it?”

Since students that are old enough can participate in this, it can not only help in the community, but it can also benefit the students who donate.

“I’m donating because Jason is my friend and he asked me to donate,” senior Jace Angeles said. “Regardless, I would still donate because it gives me service hours for HOSA.”