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2. The Challenge: –41 prizes of $150 to be awarded to winners in the 41 fixed site catchment areas –9 prizes of $250 to be awarded to the top school in each province –1 prize of $500 to be awarded to the top school in the country –1 prize of $500 to be awarded to the school in the country with the highest number of new donors recruited

3. Blood 101 It’s All About The Biology

4. The Four Components of Blood Red Blood Cells White Blood Cells Platelets Plasma

5. The Need It’s in you to give!

6. The Need for Blood Approximately every minute of every day 52% of Canadians say they or a family member have needed blood Direct connection to saving someone’s life

7. Why Should You Donate Blood? Give back to your community High value… –Save lives –Restore others to health –Offer hope to patients, family members, friends –Give more time to patients to spend with loved ones …for low time commitment –No more than 6 hours out of 8,760 hours a year

8. How Much Is Needed?

9. Donating Blood The Process Up Close

10. What Can You Do In One Hour… Watch your favourite prime-time show Meet a friend for coffee Take a class Work out at the gym Go grocery shopping You can help save lives!

11. Only takes 1 hour You must be: –17 years of age –110 pounds –In general good health, feeling well –Have had a good meal before hand –Hydrate 1-2 days prior! Step 1: Registration –Proof of identity –Read pamphlet Step 2: Screening –Hemoglobin, blood pressure, temperature –Donor questionnaire –Private interview with screening nurse

12. Only takes 1 hour Step 3: Donation –Safe to donate –Takes 5 -20 minutes Step 4: Recovery –Refreshment area –Cookies and juice

13. Safety is Paramount Every donor is screened Every donation is tested

14. From Donor to Recipient Recruitment Donation Testing Production Labelling Transfusion Hospital Blood Bank

15. Speaking Up to Save Lives Book a guest speaker for an assembly

16. What’s Your Type? The blood typing booth is both a complimentary service to the public as well as an educational tool for the Canadian Blood Services to reach out to new blood donors

17. National ‘Young Blood for Life’ Challenge

18. Save a life today! If you’re 17 (or, when you turn 17)… See Mrs. Morenz and find out how you can get involved as a potential donor: For more information, you can also visit: www.blood.ca