The American Red Cross presented the College of the Year Award to Geneva College for its support of the Red Cross Blood Program. Geneva was named the College of the Year for the entire Greater Alleghenies region, which encompasses seven states including Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Red Cross Account Manager Barbara Kimbell recently presented Geneva President Ken Smith and Director of Health Services Connie Erwin with the College of the Year Award. According to Kimbell, Erwin is the "cornerstone" who heads up Geneva′s contribution to the Red Cross.
During the 2012-13 academic year, Geneva moved three of its four annual blood drives to campus and as a result the college increased collection by 154 percent. President Smith summed up this accomplishment by pointing out that "Colleges are good places to be. People are busy, but students have time for what they think is important." At Geneva, that means giving of oneself to help others.
Four campus groups promote Red Cross blood drives: Erwin and the Health Services Department, the women′s soccer team, the Student Athletic Association, the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), and the Residence Life staff. Together, these groups host four blood drives a year at Metheny Fieldhouse.
According to Kimbell, working with Geneva students "is wonderful. The students here are so dedicated to community service. It′s what they want and it really helps us out. The students here are polite; I know I can count on them to follow through. They are driven. It′s really nice to see, and I work with lots of groups of people."
The Fitness Center will host the next blood drive on Tuesday, September 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Merriman Gym.
"Even if students aren′t able to give blood, they can do other things," Kimball added. "They can recruit people and help out in other ways. We appreciate anything anyone can do."
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