Donating blood? What have you got to lose? One pint, actually. The average person has between eight and 12 pints of blood, plenty for the body's needs, which means you have at least one pint to spare. And that pint can save three lives. How often do we hear that through the small things we do, the random acts of kindness, we leave footprints behind for others to follow? We know this. We believe this. But we often get so caught up in our daily lives, with work and family and who knows what else, that attempts to circulate our gifts outside our inner circle often get put on the back burner.  Well, there's a way to give that fits into even the busiest schedule. For me, that means a vi

CSUS students collected 509 pints of blood in the Unite to Save Lives blood drive for BloodSource, held on May 3rd and 4th. ASI hosted the event and the Public Relations Planning and Management Class (COMS 158), taught by Dr. Jing Zhang, promoted the event. The PR class ran a full-scale campaign to spread awareness about blood donation and Be the Match bone marrow registry. The class The class set a goal of 450 pints of blood over the two-day drive. and were able to accomplish that through the support of students, faculty and staff, and local organizations. CSUS has worked with BloodSource for over twenty years and will host another blood drive, the Causeway Classic in the fall. If you a

People tend to shy away from blood or bone marrow donations because their automatic reaction is almost always pain. But, once you get past the thoughts of your own discomfort and realize that your actions are going to help literally save someone’s life, that 20 minutes of discomfort becomes not so important or trivial. In fact, many first time donors I have heard from say the process was not as bad as they anticipated. It’s like judging a book by its cover, but in this example you are the one who is writing its final chapter. One donation can save as many as three lives. Many people want to leave a legacy or help better their community. In my opinion, donating blood or bone marrow is a gr

CSUS Students are hosting the Unite to Save Lives blood drive and health fair for BloodSource on May 3rd and 4th from 10-5 p.m at the University Union on the CSUS campus. The CSUS students have set an ambition goal of raising 500 pints of blood and obtaining 150 new registrants for the "Be the Match" bone marrow registry. The CSUS students will also be promoting BloodSource's Pint for Pint  campaign. Everyone that attempts to donate will receive a certificate for a free pint of Baskin Robbins ice cream.   Still not sure if blood donation is right for you? BloodSource blood donors give hope to accident victims, surgery patients, cancer patients, and many others in need. Over four million

Thursday, Nov. 5 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Blood Source Sacramento will be holding a blood drive for an expected 50 participants. Their "mobile blood van" will be parked near the fish pond. No further events scheduled until Sunday, Nov. 8.