The Voice of AUK Holds 4th Annual Blood Drive

As part of the Office of Student Life's 5th Annual Social Awareness Week and in conjunction with the Student Success Center's Health Fair, The Voice of AUK, AUK's official student newspaper, held its 4th Annual Blood Drive for three consecutive days on November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th from 11 am to 5 pm in the Multipurpose Room. A total of 116 members of the AUK community turned out to donate their blood. The Office of Student Life and the Student Success Center sponsored the event with giveaways and refreshments. 

The Voice of AUK provided a registration booth for two weeks, one in the Liberal Arts building and the other in the Sciences building, to have the AUK community sign up for donating blood and they were provided with relevant information about the donation process, who can/cannot donate blood, tips for a successful donation, and answers to frequently asked questions about blood donations so that they may fully prepare for it. As always, the Kuwait Central Blood Bank was invited to carry out the donations and was accompanied by a specialized team of doctors and nurses to ensure everything ran smoothly. 

On the days of the Blood Drive, the Multi-purpose room was organized into several stations: registration (filling in a questionnaire and getting registered into the system), mini-physical test (a blood test conducted by the Blood Bank staff to ensure whether an individual's blood is at the right hemoglobin level and thus determining final eligibility), the actual blood donation (women had a segregated space), refreshments (important for donors to revitalize themselves as they may feel somewhat drowsy afterwards), and complementary giveaways to donors. Copies of the latest Voice of AUK issue were also made available. 
 

Members and Volunteers of the Voice of AUK
 

A student taking the blood test before donating
 

A student preparing to donate
 

Images from the Blood Drive