SIUE Community Makes a Strong Showing in Giving the Gift of Life
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It’s lunchtime and Sarah Goldammer is in a reclined position being prepped to give a much needed and crucial donation. Goldammer, educational training specialist at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Professional Development Center, was one of more than 80 people who gave blood on Wednesday.
“I felt it was an important thing to do and a good way to help out,” said Goldammer. Drawing Goldammer’s blood was Jacqueline Couzart, collection tech III with the American Red Cross in St. Louis. The blood drive ran from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in Morris University Center’s Hickory, Hackberry, Oak and Redbud rooms.
Thursday is the last day of the drive at SIUE for the Red Cross. Donations will be received from 11 a.m.4 p.m. in the blood mobile on the Quad.
“We do extremely well at SIUE, especially during the first week of school,” said Angie Lange, account manager of donor recruitment. “The students and staff are good at understanding the importance of donating and giving.” Several hours later, Lange estimated more than 80 donors.
To find out when the American Red Cross will return to SIUE, call 800-733-27677 (Red-Cross) or visit redcrossblood.org .
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Jacqueline Couzart, collection tech III with the American Red Cross, collects blood from Sarah Goldammer, educational training specialist at SIUE’s Professional Development Center
