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Red Cross museum brings blood donation story to campus September 24
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KOKOMO, Ind.—IU Kokomo students and the community at large will have an opportunity to enjoy a fun and interactive experience, record testimonials, send picture greetings to friends and family and learn how one simple act can make a difference when the American Red Cross Mobile Museum visits the campus on Friday, September 24. Students and community members will be able to visit the Mobile Museum from 8 a.m.–2 p.m. It will be located in front of Havens Auditorium. Each visitor will receive a pocket-sized first aid kit and a small American Red Cross tin of mints as special gifts. The American Red Cross Mobile Museum is a fun, educational experience about blood—the gift we carry inside. This traveling exhibit features interactive trivia games and engaging displays about the ongoing need for blood and the fascinating path blood travels from donor to recipient. Students will discover amazing facts, hear powerful stories and learn what they can do to save a life. The Mobile Museum can be enjoyed in English or Spanish. Twenty students from Sherri Rinehart’s Freshman Nursing seminar will help staff the museum, leading visitors through various activities. “The reason I have the students do projects like these is to familiarize them with working within their communities,” Rinehart said. “Part of nursing is learning how to work with different age groups, cultures, and individuals from varying ethnic and religious backgrounds. It also teaches them about serving their community. In nursing, a serving heart is definitely beneficial.” This year, the Mobile Museum tour will focus on educating the donors of the future. IU Kokomo student and Kokomo resident Kayla Rossetter is coordinating student involvement for the Mobile Museum. “College students and other people would enjoy visiting the museum because it would make them more knowledgeable on what actually occurs during blood donation and what the process entails,” Rossetter said. “Being involved in blood donation will become easier once people know what happens and how in demand blood is; therefore, they will want to make the difference.” For Rossetter, the importance of visiting the Mobile Museum goes beyond educating future donors. She believes it is also necessary for future nurses. “Being knowledgeable and educating people about blood donation as a nursing student is very important, because when students graduate and are working in the medical field, they will see even greater need for blood,” Rossetter said. “Getting a foot in the door on promoting, educating and participating in blood donation will only give nursing students an advantage to making a positive difference with the blood supply now and in the future.” If you are at least 17 years of age, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and are in good general health, you may be eligible to donate blood. All donors need to present positive identification. For more information, or to schedule your blood donation appointment, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (800-448-3543).
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