We gave at the office: RAND President Stephen Varone (upper right), Financial Associate Bridget Walsh, and Project Manager Athmane Aouchiche proudly display their pumped pints.
Last week RAND held its third annual blood drive in partnership with the American Red Cross. For five hours, our Central Meeting Space transformed into a fully operational blood donation center, where we rolled up our sleeves and went to work.
This year, two of our staff were twice as nice and made double red cell donations. Double red cell donation is done with a special machine that collects red blood cells and returns plasma and platelets to the donor. This allows donors to safely give two units of red blood cells during one donation. A benefit to double red cell donation is that donors don't lose the liquid portion of their blood and often feel more hydrated after the procedure.
A special thanks to our friends at Midboro Management, who joined us this year. At the end of the day, we hit our target goal of 22 units (approximately a pint each) of donated blood. The Red Cross estimates that the 22 total whole blood units collected have the potential to save up to 66 lives.
RAND’s annual blood drive is part of our RAND Gives Back program of volunteering and charitable activities. If you are interested in donating blood, contact the American Red Cross for more information and locations.
We’re looking forward to hosting again next year!
Catherine Carr is RAND's Human Resources Associate.
