Posted on April 23, 2013 at 2:28 pmCongratulations to our March Sponsor of the Month – Crest High School in Shelby. Mrs. Kelly and her HOSA students went above and beyond in recruiting donors and volunteering during the drive. Their efforts paid off! They exceeded their goal by 104%!
Posted on April 18, 2013 at 12:30 pmI found out about the Donor Education Specialist position at CBCC in the summer of 2011 because my husband Andy was (and still is) a specialty blood donor here. I had been looking for full-time work and applied for the position because I knew if I was going to make the transition from part-time work… Continue reading
Posted on February 7, 2013 at 5:15 pmWhat made you want to host a blood drive? My mom first mentioned the blood drive scholarship to me and I thought it was a nice idea but didn’t know how realistic is would be. After talking to some people, setting a date and place to have it, it was suddenly something that I was… Continue reading
Posted on February 4, 2013 at 12:34 pmIn Remembrance of Ray Rippy The story of Ray and Don – a beautiful friendship ignited through platelet donation On January 27 Ray Rippy lost his battle with cancer at age 72. Ray was an amazing man who touched thousands of lives during his 45 years as a Southern Baptist minister, most recently with Pine… Continue reading
Congratulations to Victoria Little who is the winner of our Holiday Heroes $1000 Scholarship. She collected a total of 47 units. What is Holiday Heroes? CBCC offers high school and college students a chance to win a Holiday Heroes Scholarship of $1,000. To qualify, students must select a date between Dec. 22-Jan. 6, recruit family,… Continue reading
In all our original posts about our 7 times a year donors, we left off 4 donors. We apologize for this oversight and wanted to share their names with you. These donors came in to donate almost every 56 days. Combined with the 10 already mentioned, we had an astounding 14 donors reach this goal! Steve… Continue reading
Brindley was on path to donate 7 times in 2012. Unfortunately on New Years Eve, when she would have been making her seventh donation of the year, she could not donate even though she made the trek to one of our centers. Brindley wanted to share some words on why she made to commitment to… Continue reading
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 12:00 pmYou might be asking the question, how can you donate whole blood seven times? We usually generalize and say you can donate every 2 months but you can actually donate every 56 days. If you make a donation the first couple weeks in January, plan out the rest of the year and have a healthy… Continue reading
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 12:00 pmYou might be asking the question, how can you donate whole blood seven times? We usually generalize and say you can donate every 2 months but you can actually donate every 56 days. If you make a donation the first couple weeks in January, plan out the rest of the year and have a healthy… Continue reading
Posted on January 8, 2013 at 12:00 pmYou might be asking the question, how can you donate whole blood seven times? We usually generalize and say you can donate every 2 months but you can actually donate every 56 days. If you make a donation the first couple weeks in January, plan out the rest of the year and have a healthy… Continue reading