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Drive takes all types
SMU freshman Matt McKenzie squeezes a ball while donating blood at the Bishop Boulevard flagpole.
Stuart Palley
SMU freshman Matt McKenzie squeezes a ball while donating blood at the Bishop Boulevard flagpole.

SMU freshman Matt McKenzie squeezes a ball while donating blood at the Bishop Boulevard flagpole. (Stuart Palley)

The SMU chapter of Alphi Phi Omega, a national service fraternity, is hosting a campus-wide blood drive with the help of Carter Blood Care which began Monday and ends Friday. Members of the SMU community can stop by the flagpole anytime between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to donate blood and even sign up and donate blood marrow later.

Alpha Phi Omega hosts the drive every semester as one of their major service events. They reported a constant flow of donators so far; about 100 people total have donated halfway through the drive. However, they encourage more people to come out and donate. As first-year Jake Fields put it, “30 minutes of your life can save a life.” If students take half an hour out of their schedules, it may be enough time to truly make a difference for someone else.

Junior Homer Guerrero commented on the blood drive.

“I am glad a blood drive is being held here on campus, and I hope more people come out and donate blood,” Guerrero said.

The blood collected from blood drives like this will certainly be put to good use. People involved in a car accident or other kind of medical emergency can receive donated blood in case of excessive blood loss. Sometimes receiving this blood is the difference between life and death.

Junior Maddie Linnard would like to remind the SMU community how special this kind of community service is.

“There are so many different ways you can do community service,” Linnard said. “But with this you can actually save a life.”

Please contact Maddie Linnard for more information on the blood drive at [email protected].

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