• One pint of blood can save three lives

• Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood,

• Each day, more than 38,000 blood donations are needed.

• High School and college students donate about 15% of the blood supply.

Please help! Only 5% of the eligible population actually donates blood each year. The Garden City PTA and Garden City Teachers’ Association will host heir annual blood drive Monday, November 16th, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the high school gym. The entire community is invited to “Save a Life” by donating a pint of blood. Students who are 16 years old are eligible to donate, but must have written parental permission. Forms are available on sign-up days or can be obtained online at www.gardencity.k12.ny.us or from www.nybloodcenter.org. Students who are 17 or 18 do not need parental permission. All donors, however, must weigh 110 pounds or more.

Students may sign up Thursday, Nov. 5th, Friday, Nov. 6th and Monday, Nov. 9th during lunch. Tables will be set up outside the cafeteria. The permission slips for 16 year old students will be available to take home and have signed and must be brought back the day of the drive.

A healthy Breakfast (courtesy of the GCPTA) and Lunch (courtesy of the GCTA) is provided for ALL DONORS.

To schedule an appointment to donate blood, please call or e-mail:

Roxanne Oellrich at 741-6197 or roellrich@gardencitypta.org

Karen Risi at 747-4965 or krisi@gardencitypta.org

• Statistics courtesy of the American Red Cross.