Cal State Monterey Bay SAAC Sponsored Blood Drive Exceeds Goal In Units
Courtesy of Cal State Monterey Bay Sports Information
SEASIDE, Calif. – The Cal
State Monterey Bay Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) found
yet another way in helping the community by sponsoring a blood
drive for Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
(CHOMP) on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the student center
on CSUMB's campus.
SAAC joined Associated Students Environmental Affairs and
CSUMB's Health Center as sponsors for the event.
The drive 85 registered donors and a total of 72 units of
blood collected. These units helped to save the lives of over
216 patients in need. SAAC succeeded its goal for the drive of 70
units of blood collected.
“We really appreciate CSUMB's dedication and
commitment to blood donations,” said Carol
Mazur, Administrative Assistant at the CHOMP Blood
Center. “You are truly making a difference.”
“We wanted to make this the biggest blood drive ever
on CSUMB's campus,” said Dylan Jackson (San
Diego, CA/La Jolla HS), SAAC Co-President “It was great
that we were able to make this happen and look to be apart of
future blood drives on our campus.”
SAAC is a leadership group made up of representatives from
each of the 12 CSUMB athletic teams. The group serves as a liason
between the student-athlete population and the coaches,
administration, CCAA conference and other related
parties.
