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Show P.G. Students to Start Blood Donation Program Pleasant Grove High, Oct. 29, is the time and place for the first leg of "Operation Relay," a new blood program pro-gram to be conducted at most of the area high schools by the Utah Valley Hospital Blood Bank during the next several weeks. In Utah, 17 year olds are eligible blood donors with written parental consent, according to Blood Bank spokesman, Tina Newbury, and all eligible seniors and juniors will be asked to participate in Operation Relay as it makes the rounds of their respective schools. As a thank you and as an added incentive for participation, a $300 scholarship will be awarded to each school district by the Blood Bank. The individual school within each district with the highest percentage of eligible students participating will receive the scholarship, and in turn, will award the scholarship to a deserving deser-ving student donor. Credits for high school donations are good for one year from the date of donation and will be available for the donor and his or her immediate family, fami-ly, fellow students and high school faculty. If the need is less than the amount of credits, student donors may release blood to help senior citizens and other needy patients who need blood replacements. "We hope the students will see this as an educational adventure into community affairs," said Mrs. Newbury, "and that they will take this opportunity to support an important impor-tant activity. Teachers, PTA members and local citizens are encouraged en-couraged to donate the day the Bloodmobile is in their community. The Operation Relay Bloodmobile schedule for the various schools begins on Oct. 29 at Pleasant Grove High, and then moves to other schools throughout Utah Valley ending en-ding their tour in February. |