The Tyrone High School Student Council will sponsor a Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, October 6 from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm in the Tyrone High School gymnasium.

According to the American Red Cross:

• Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.
• Approximately 36,000 units of red blood cells are needed every day in the U.S.
• Nearly 7,000 units of platelets and 10,000 units of plasma are needed daily in the U.S.
• Nearly 21 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.S.
• The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.
• The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O.
• The blood used in an emergency is already on the shelves before the event occurs.
• It is estimated that sickle cell disease affects 90,000 to 100,000 people in the U.S. About 1,000 babies are born with the disease each year. Sickle cell patients can require frequent blood transfusions throughout their lives.
• More than 1.68 million people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in 2016. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.
• A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.

TAHS students who are 16 can to give blood with parent permission.  Students 17 or older are not required to have parent permission.

Students who would like to donate should see Mrs. Martin in room 231 to sign up.

The public is also invited to give blood, CLICK HERE to schedule an appointment.

Student council members who would like to work the Blood Drive should sign up by Friday, September 30 with Mrs. Martin.