By Jeff Rost

Buffalo State College students, faculty, and staff provide a helping hand to the community via a blood drive sponsored by the Black Active Minds.

The majority of donated blood will be used by hospitals in Western New York while being stored by the American Red Cross in Rochester New York. The remaining contributions will be used by the American Red Cross as emergency military relief for the war in Iraq.

Dr. Theresa Stephan Hains, a doctor at the Weigel Health Center, believes donating blood is great. “You can’t say anything bad about giving a life-saving gift,” she said.

Buffalo State student Carrie Lynch’s life is affected by blood donations. Lynch’s grandmother receives a blood transfusion once a week to aid in her battle with anemia. “I am grateful to everyone person who contributes blood,” says Lynch.

Buffalo State College is a prime spot for donating blood because students fall into the prime requirements which are:
• 17 years old or older.
• weigh 110 pounds or more
• be in good health

Future events for BAM include an ice cream social (April 8,10pm-2am in the student union), Buffalo State College/Buffalo Community Service Day (April 23rd). To get information about BAM go to: http://ipa.buffalostate.edu/~usg/organiz/bam.htm

Email: rostjw06@mail.buffalostate.edu