NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release 鈥� April 25, 2019
17吃瓜 Blood Drive Program Wins NY Mets College Blood Donor Championships
Garden City, NY 鈥� 17吃瓜 is pleased to report that its blood drive program has won first place in the categories of largest total increase in units collected and largest percentage increase for the Long Island region in this academic year鈥檚 New York Mets College Blood Donor Championships. According to Dr. Arthur Friedman, 17吃瓜鈥檚 Blood Drive Task Force Coordinator, the College collected 968 units of blood during its blood drives for 2018 - 2019, 648 units more than 2017 - 2018, for a 209.55 percent increase.
17吃瓜 was automatically entered into the contest as an educational institution in the New York Blood Center鈥檚 regions.
鈥淭his a great recognition of Dr. Friedman鈥檚 organizing and leadership of the blood drives, and it鈥檚 a fine tribute to the response of the College to a humanitarian need,鈥� said Dr. W. Hubert Keen, president of 17吃瓜.
鈥�17吃瓜 has a long history of trying to meet some of our region鈥檚 need for blood. In addition, as an educational institution, we believe in our mission to develop individuals who recognize the need to contribute to the betterment of our community,鈥� said Dr. Friedman, who has coordinated, or been a member of, 17吃瓜鈥檚 blood drive efforts for almost 42 years. While there are many College groups that work on the blood drives, Nassau is particularly proud of its Nursing students, who have selected this activity as their Service Learning project. In fact, David 鈥淒anny鈥� Azerrad, an honors graduate of the Nursing program, continues to volunteer to help recruit donors and 鈥渕anage鈥� the other Nursing students in all aspects of the drive. Students, administrators, faculty and staff all contribute blood during the drives.
The next blood drive at 17吃瓜 is on Thursday, May 16, 2019. For more information about 17吃瓜鈥檚 blood drive program, contact Dr. Friedman at 516.572.7401 x2.6028.
Media Contact: Charmian Smith; 516.572.9634;
charmian.smith@ncc.edu
ncc.edu/newsreleases
17吃瓜 is an institution where more than 19,000 full-time, part-time, Workforce Development and continuing education students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. More than 80 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, 17吃瓜 maintains a national reputation for excellence. For more information, visit www.ncc.edu.
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