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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 2, 2007
DAYTON, OH — (May 2, 2007) Over one hundred scholarship applications inundated Community Blood Center (CBC) as the deadline approached to select four students who would receive one of four $1,000 scholarships. Students who attended a high school that hosted a blood drive in the 2006/2007 school year were eligible to apply. The scholarships will be presented to the winning students at their high school awards programs. A committee reviewed the applications and chose the following four winners:
- Shantel Zwissler – Springboro High School, Springboro (Awards Program on May 24)
- Joey Saporito – Franklin High School, Franklin (Awards Program on May 17)
- Elizabeth Barrow – Northmont High School, Clayton (Awards Program on May 10)
- Craig Hunt – Southeastern High School, South Charleston (Awards Program on May 16)
The Save Our Supply (SOS) scholarship program was sponsored by Vectren Corporation and Community Blood Center. This is the first time CBC has offered a high school scholarship program. The goal is to raise awareness among high school age students about the critical need for blood donors. To be considered, the applicants submitted an essay regarding high school blood donor recruitment, a letter of recommendation, and transcripts. Also considered were the students’ grade point averages. The SOS program was made possible in part by a donation from Vectren Corporation. A committee selected by CBC and Vectren chose the scholarship winners. Awards will be presented at the Senior Awards Programs at the respective high schools.
Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services™, an independent, not-for-profit organization, is registered to ISO 9001:2000. Community Blood Center provides blood products to 25 hospitals in the Miami (Ohio) and Whitewater (Indiana) Valleys. For more information about Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services™, visit www.givingblood.org.
Copyright 2005 Community Blood Center
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