Joe Mertz Center, Red Cross to host fall blood drive
FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Huntington, Ind.-Huntington University's Joe Mertz Center for Volunteer Service and the Huntington County American Red Cross will sponsor a blood drive that is open to the community from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Nov. 9 in the upper level of Habecker Dining Commons. Each school year, the Joe Mertz Center provides two opportunities for blood donation.
Junior Josh Cauhorn, an English education major from Avilla, Ind., regularly gives blood.
"I chose to give blood because it's a super easy way to help people," he said. "All you have to do is sit there and give something that you'll get back without even trying. It doesn't make much sense not to give."
People interested in donating may register online at www.givelife.org.
Founded in 1992, the Joe Mertz Center for Volunteer Service has become an integral part of Huntington University campus life. During the 2006-2007 academic year, students, faculty and staff volunteered for more than 12,397.5 hours, serving more than 50 families, organizations and programs.
The Joe Mertz Center is a student-directed organization that mobilizes the campus community for Christian service. The JMC aims to involve students in the local community, instill a lifelong tendency toward service and promote the idea that one person can make a difference. The Joe Mertz Center has been listed as an exemplary program in the John Templeton Foundation Honor Roll of Character-Building Colleges.
For more information, contact Crystal Hippensteel, director of first year students and volunteer service at (260) 359-4286 or the Red Cross at (260) 356-2910.
