This month, senior students participated in what has become our annual blood drive. The day was a huge success with a packed schedule of donations from students and staff.
The New Zealand Blood Service is a not-for-profit Crown entity that is the only organisation in New Zealand to collect, process, test, store, and distribute blood and blood products across Aotearoa.
The Service relies on voluntary, non-remunerated donations to ensure a constant supply of precious blood products to hospitals and health services across the motu, saving thousands of lives each year.
A heartfelt thank you to our students and staff who selflessly donated to this wider community cause, to the New Zealand Blood Service’s registered nurses, phlebotomists, and admin staff. Thank you too, to Mrs Stanley and the SLT, who allow the NZBS to use our facilities for this valuable day of giving.
The Blood Service emailed us a few days after the donation day to say that this year’s drive had potentially saved 171 lives and to thank the students and staff who donated. Everyone who gave received a certificate of acknowledgment.
Senior students over the age of 16 will have an opportunity to volunteer again next year to give a life-saving donation here at school.