After losing one pint of blood, sophomore Drew Urbaniak officially donated blood for the first time on Friday, Dec. 15. Donating blood was important to Urbaniak because she wanted to help someone else. Urbaniak bounced her feet up and down while she waited anxiously for the nurse to start the procedure.

“I won’t like the sight of my blood coming out of me,” Urbaniak said.

Once Urbaniak was finished giving blood she drank water and ate a bag of Chex mix. She then could not participate in any physical activity because it would make her dizzy or sick.

Urbaniak hopes that her blood will go to someone who is really in need of it. Urbaniak cannot wait to donate her blood again at the next blood drive.

Athletic director Ray Kosey has donated his blood for his 55th time. It all started when Kosey and his wife were wanting to start a family and donating had some extra benefits for them.The very first-time Kosey donated he was curious about what it would be like.

“I wondered more about how it would affect me than how it would affect others,” Kosey said.

Kosey then realized that each time he was donating blood he was helping others in need and that is where all his focus goes to now. Kosey never worries about where his blood is going because he trusts the blood bank to use it as needed.

Thirty-six students donated in total, potentially saving up to one hundred and eight lives. Unfortunately, there were sixteen students who were unable to donate.