Blood donations in New Jersey, as elsewhere, are always in desperately short supply. While 60% of the population is eligible to give blood, only 5% of those eligible actually do. Yet, every three seconds, someone needs a blood transfusion.<\/p>\n
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North Hunterdon High School is proud to announce that we are hosting a blood drive on February 19th. Each year, our teachers, students, parents\/guardians, and community members have come forward to help others through blood donations. Their generosity was acknowledged again last year as North Hunterdon High School was among the list of leading corporate and educational blood donor groups by New Jersey Blood Services. In fact, North Hunterdon was listed as #1 among high schools in New Jersey. We hope our community\u2019s generosity will continue.<\/p>\n
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The blood drive will be held in North Hunterdon High School\u2019s Main Gym on Wednesday, February 19th from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. <\/strong>While students who are seventeen and eighteen years old may donate legally without parental permission, we ask that they speak with their parents\/guardians before donating, and that they obtain written permission (see below). We also extend a special invitation to our students who will be sixteen years old by February 19th. With parental permission, sixteen-year-olds can donate in the state of New Jersey. In addition to filling out the permission slip below, they must also fill out the New Jersey Blood Services Parental Consent Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Reminders: <\/u><\/p>\n \uf0b7 All donors should drink plenty of water and eat regular meals on donation day.<\/p>\n \uf0b7 All donors must show some official form of identification, such as a picture ID or driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n \uf0b7 If you have a blood donor card, please bring it with you when you donate.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We look forward to your help. Save someone\u2019s life on February 19th!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n Greg Cottrell, Ed.D.<\/p>\n Principal
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