Blood Drive is a Success

The first blood drive sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 12455 at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church in Raleigh started off with 25% of it’s goal met by past donors of prior St. Luke’s blood drives.

Walk-ins drawn in from the road signs and local non-parishioners edged the council closer to the goal even after 5 donors had to be turned away for poor iron. It was the Knights attendance and participation in the event that brought us to our goal of 25 products collected.

Seventeen pints of whole blood were collected, and 4 “Power Red” donors –  A Power Red donation collects the red cells but returns most of the plasma and platelets to the donor. These donors must meet specific eligibility requirements. Power Red results in 2 blood products each collected resulting in 8 donations.

Coffee and donuts were donated by Daylight Donuts on Creedmoor Rd for after the procedure.