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A vast? Could it be volunteers at the Blood Donor Clinic! On Octo- ber 22, a large group of second mates and first mates appeared in the gym to share their blood with hands of other areas. There is ,however matey, a process one must go through- The hands were to wait in line to give the registries their Pirate name as well as other information. They were then given a book to read on giving blood, as well as a number to take a seat. The hands were called up once, and here a test was taken in which the nurse would prick the finger and would then squeeze it into a vial - if the blood sank, you were good to go, if it floated, back to class hands! All satbackdownandwaitedtobecalled a second time. The hands laid on a bedastheyputabloodpressurecuff around their arm. The nurses hooked the hands up to a bag, and then began to finally take the blood from the arm. Now during this procedure, some hands were calm and cool, while others thought they would soon be at Davey Jone's Locker. Most felt it best to not use their deadlights, and to turn the eyes away as the needle dug deep into their veins to retrieve the 2 full cups
n eeded for other desperate hands. The arm belonging to the hand was sore that day and maybe several days after, but each went home a happy senior ยท te.
(ABOVE) Mrs. Taylor-Fox and Will Charlton are happy sailors. (TL) Ashley Paulus is taking a break from the Bilge Pump.(LT) Lisa Wiele offers some suggestions while await- ing the drawing of the blood. To a tough pirate, the donation of blood is easy! (MID) Shannon Farrimond begins the wait with paperwork. (Below) Naomi Kolbe, Shannon Farrimond,andJessicaBoswellarehands hanging out just before giving blood.
