Students and faculty gathered in the SSC Event Rooms Tuesday, Feb. 7, for the SNA Community Blood Drive.
“People need blood, all the time. The biggest need is the O’s – the negatives and the positives.” Team leader Debbia Williams, R.N., checks on one of the student donors.
!["I've never [donated blood] before, and I thought it'd be a cool opportunity." Sophomore nursing student Meghan Roberts is attended to by Tracy, one of the volunteer nurses. "It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I thought it would hurt."](https://i0.wp.com/cedars.cedarville.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/MG_9225_adj.jpg?w=321&h=214&ssl=1 "_MG_9225_adj")
“I’ve never [donated blood] before, and I thought it’d be a cool opportunity.” Sophomore nursing student Meghan Roberts is attended to by Tracy, one of the volunteer nurses. “It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I thought it would hurt.”
!["[This is] something I can do that's not a huge commitment or a drain on me, that's going to help people. So why not, you know?" Sophomore pre-med biology student Sorrel Paris waits for her tourniquet.](https://i0.wp.com/cedars.cedarville.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/MG_9233_adj.jpg?w=330&h=220&ssl=1 "_MG_9233_adj")
“[This is] something I can do that’s not a huge commitment or a drain on me, that’s going to help people. So why not, you know?” Sophomore pre-med biology student Sorrel Paris waits for her tourniquet.
Donors trickled into the makeshift “waiting room” throughout the 4-hour block.
Snacks and water were available for the donors prior to and after giving blood.
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