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Meridian High School Student Wins Scholarship For Blood Drive

A young woman from Macon has earned a $1,000 scholarship due to her help with the American Red Cross blood drive. Hannah Reichert of Macon joined up with the Red Cross Leaders Save Lives program, which is designed to get more people involved in setting up blood drives. 

 

Reichert won a gift card and a $1,000 scholarship for higher education.  Reichert hosted the blood drive on June 7th which collected 25 lifesaving blood donations. Reichert, who is a senior at Meridian High School, wanted to give back to her community and knew this was a good way to do this. “I gained responsibility and awareness for people in need of blood products. It’s amazing to be a part of a lifesaving mission.” 

 

High School and College blood drives make up 20% of all donations given to the Red Cross during the school year. The Leaders Save Lives program is also running this winter break from December 15th, 2019 through Jan 15th, 2020.  If you want to donate blood, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767). 

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