The Kennedale High School National Honor Society is hosting their annual Spring Blood Drive on Wednesday, February 15, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. in the middle gym at Kennedale High School. {{more:Read more …}}
The drive is one of the community service projects for the members of the NHS. By donating blood, you can help families who have been in accidents or experienced trauma, mothers experiencing labor complications, fathers having heart surgery, children undergoing chemotherapy treatments, premature babies trying to breathe with tiny lungs, or grandparents suffering from severe anemia.
The blood drive is open to the public and to those who meets the basic requirements.
Donor eligibility …
- All donors should be in good health on the day of donation.
- Be at least 17 years old (16-year-olds may donate with parental consent.
- Weigh at least 110 lbs.
- Feel well on day of donation
- Be free of major cold and flu symptoms
- Present a photo ID with birth date
- Not have had hepatitis after age 11 years
- Not have had any risk factors/behaviors associated with HIV/AIDS
Interesting facts about your heart and blood …
- Every minute, your heart pumps an average of five quarts of blood through your body. That?s about 2,000 gallons of blood every day.
- An adult?s heart is approximately the size of two hands clasped together.
- A healthy heart beats about 70 times per minute.
- Eating dark chocolate reduces your risk of heart disease by one third.
- Your left lung is smaller than your right to make room for your heart.
- A woman?s average heartbeat is faster than a man?s by about eight beats per minute.
- Every day, the heart creates enough energy to drive a truck 20 miles.
- The layers of cells and protein that make up the cornea do not receive blood from the heart.
- On average, your heart beats 100,000 times a day.
- People can perform CPR to the beat of ?Stayin? Alive? (or any other song with 100 to 120 beats a minute).
- During your lifetime, your heart pumps nearly five billion barrels of blood.
Since everyone needs blood pumping through their hearts to stay alive, The Kennedale National Honor Society hopes you?ll find it in your heart to make a blood donation on Wednesday.
