Number of Participants: 3
Hours Donated: 10
Value of Time Served: $254
Event Type: Health & Medicine
Sport: Schools
Date: January 31, 2019
Location:
150 Trafalgar Blvd
Island Park, NY 11558
USA
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Student Council members from Island Park’s Lincoln Orens Middle School eagerly took on jobs that made a difference on Jan. 31, during the district’s annual blood drive. The group of “Little Doctors” volunteered hours of their time to support the New York Blood Center by escorting participants, writing thank you cards and distributing snacks and juice to donators.
As a result of the students’ efforts and community’s participation, 30 pints of blood were donated — equivalent to 90 lives saved. The Little Doctors Program is organized by the New York Blood Center and is designed for faculty members and students at elementary and middle school levels to increase their knowledge and understanding about the science of blood and the body’s circulatory system as well as to learn about volunteerism and community service.
Photos courtesy of Island Park Public Schools