ELIDA, OH (WLIO) - Students, staff, and volunteers rolled up their sleeves at Elida High School on Wednesday for their winter blood drive.
School staff, students, as well as community members, came in to help do their part against the national blood shortage.
This was the first year the FFA students at Elida partnered with the Versiti Blood Center of Ohio. School staff, students, as well as community members, came in to help do their part against the national blood shortage.
During the cold winter months, blood drives can be vital to the blood supply issue, and every drop counts for those in need. For the students at Elida, helping those in need is what it's all about.
For the students at Elida, helping those in need is what it's all about.
"It just helps benefit the local hospitals around here. Instead of them having to go out and spend upon it, it's just a donation. And it also helps with the prices if they can lower the prices of blood for the hospitals. Something to be proud about and saying you're able to do. Makes you feel better about yourself, I guess," said Carter Kerby, a junior at Elida High School.
There were over 20 people who signed up, not including any walk-ins that came in throughout the day.
