Kenneth Cheung's Alpha Phi Omega Universe

A Call To Arms

By Che Ankham        
        On October 20^th and 21^st, SJSU was seeing red! No, it was not over the Bush or Kerry campaigning; it was an American Red Cross Blood Drive, co-sponsored by Peer Health Education (PHE), Alpha Phi Omega (APhiO), Pre-Med Club, Lambda Theta Alpha, Kappa Sigma, and the InterFraternal Council.
        Preparation for the event began in mid September with meetings facilitated by Cynthia Carlson (American Red Cross Blood Services) and Che Angkham (PHE/APhiO). Delegates from the different organizations met to discuss advertisement and volunteer sign-ups.
        For the two weeks leading up to the blood drive, volunteers tabled at the Student Union to promote the event and to register donors online. During the actual blood drive, volunteers worked as Greeters, Buddy the Blood Drop, Buddy’s Escort, and Canteen Operators. Over 50 volunteers logged in approx. 175 hours.
        The October blood drive was a phenomenal success!! The goal was exceeded by at least 10 pints each day, bringing in a total of 155 pints. In fact, donors were turned away due to limited capacity.
        Upcoming SJSU Blood Drives are on November 10^th and December 3^rd. For more information, please contact Cynthia Carlson at 510.773.2401 or visit www.beadonor.com. If you or your organization would like to sponsor or volunteer future drives, please join the Yahoo! group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SJSUBloodDrives.

All Photos taken by Che Ankham

*Next Blood Drive dates at SJSU: 2/2/2005 Wed 10am-4pm, 3/9/2005 Wed 10am-4pm, 4/11/2005 Mon 12pm-6pm, 5/11/2005 Wed 10am-4pm

01.30.2005