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The Blood Bank hosted four awards luncheons throughout Delmarva in October to recognize the 67 local high schools that contributed to the record-breaking 2009-2010 School Blood Drive Program. The luncheons, which also helped fuel enthusiasm for this year’s program, were attended by students and school advisors who wil...l play a major role in organizing high school blood drives during the 2010-2011 season.

Awards luncheons recognize high schools for 10% increase in school blood drive donations

NEWARK, DE - Blood Bank of Delmarva will hold awards luncheons throughout Delmarva this week to recognize the 67 local high schools that contributed to the record-breaking 2009-2010 School Blood Drive Program. The luncheons also help fuel enthusiasm for this year's program. These luncheons (dates, times, and locations listed below) are attended by students and school advisors who will play a major role in organizing high school blood drives during the 2010-2011 season.

From September 2009 to May 2010, high schools and colleges hosted a record 125 blood drives resulting in 7,539 units of blood. That is up nearly 10% from 6,909 donations collected the previous school year.

"Our School Blood Drive Program is a fun, friendly competition between schools to recruit the most blood donors. Students do everything from promoting the blood drive, to filling blood donation schedules and helping on the day of the drive," said Kelly Howard, Blood Bank School Blood Drive Coordinator. "The competition has been one of the most effective tools we have to attract young blood donors, which is incredibly important."

The following schools took top honors in their region for the largest number of blood donors last school year:

NEW CASTLE COUNTY: William Penn High School- 219 donors
CECIL COUNTY: Bohemia Manor High School- 195 donors
KENT COUNTY: Lake Forest High School- 235 donors
SUSSEX COUNTY: Sussex Technical High School- 171 donors
LOWER EASTERN SHORE: Stephen Decatur High School- 187 donors
UPPER EASTERN SHORE: Colonel Richardson High School- 140 donors

The other participating high schools and their contributions are listed below.

AWARDS LUNCHEONS HELD THROUGHOUT DELMARVA
There will be four awards luncheons held throughout Delmarva this week. Each event runs from 11:30am to 1:30pm. The best time for pictures and interviews will be during the first half of the event.

Upper Eastern Shore Schools: Tuesday, October 19 at the Waterview Grill at the Easton Club (28449 Clubhouse Drive, Easton, MD 21601)

New Castle & Cecil County Schools: Wednesday, October 20 at Cranston Heights Fire Hall (3306 Kirkwood Hwy, Wilmington, DE 19808)

Lower Eastern Shore Schools: Thursday, October 21 at The Fountains (1800 Sweetbay Drive, Salisbury, MD 21804)

Kent & Sussex County Schools: Friday, October 22 at Shawnee Country Club (6152 S. Rehoboth Blvd., Milford, DE 19963)

OTHER PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS
(total number of blood donors in descending order)

Delcastle Technical HS- 189 donors
St. Mark's HS- 180 donors
Middletown HS- 167 donors
Seaford HS- 157 donors
Smyrna HS- 146 donors
Parkside HS- 141 donors
Rising Sun HS- 130 donors
Salisbury Christian School- 128 donors
St. George's Technical HS- 123 donors
Charter School of Wilmington- 122 donors
Polytech HS- 117 donors
Brandywine HS- 117 donors
Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical HS- 113 donors
Indian River HS- 109 donors
North Caroline HS- 104 donors
Queen Anne's County HS- 108 donors
North East HS- 104 donor
Christiana HS- 100 donors
Woodbridge HS- 93 donors
Wicomico HS- 90
Concord HS- 90 donors
St. Elizabeth HS- 87 donors
Salesianum School- 87 donors
Caesar Rodney HS- 86 donors
Laurel HS- 86 donors
Archmere Academy- 86 donors
North Dorchester HS- 77 donors
Cecil School of Technology- 76 donors
Alexis I. duPont HS- 69 donors
Crisfield HS- 66 donors
Easton HS- 65 donors
Mt. Pleasant HS- 63 donors
Delaware Military Academy- 62 donors
Thomas McKean HS- 59 donors
Kent County HS- 59 donors
Newark HS- 58 donors
Padua Academy- 57 donors
Howard HS- 55 donors
Snow Hill HS- 55 donors
Sussex Central HS- 52 donors
Perryville HS- 50 donors
Delmar HS- 48 donors
St. Andrew's School- 48 donors
Cab Calloway School of the Arts- 45 donors
Glasgow HS- 45 donors
John Dickinson HS- 43 donors
Ursuline Academy- 42 donors
Mardela HS- 42 donors
Cambridge South Dorchester HS- 41 donors
Wilmington Christian School- 41 donors
Red Lion Christian Academy- 39 donors
Wilmington Friends- 39 donors
Pocomoke HS- 38 donors
Appoquinimink HS- 38 donors
Caravel Academy- 35 donors
West Nottingham Academy- 34 donors
Holly Grove Christian School- 33 donors
Dover HS- 32 donors
Sanford School- 31 donors
James M. Bennett HS- 26 donors
Salisbury School- 18 donors