April 23rd MCC Blood Drive Part of “80 For 80 Acts of Service”
In honor of Manchester Community College’s 80th anniversary, student groups have been working on “80 for 80 acts of service and kindness” to support the Greater Manchester community and beyond. MCC Student Nurses Association (SNA), in partnership with the Red Cross, is gearing up for the largest MCC blood drive in its history.
SNA aims to collect at least 80 units of blood on Thursday, April 23rd from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM at MCC. To have the event run smoothly, more than 100 volunteers will help support blood donors. Volunteers include MCC Nursing students and faculty, as well as other MCC student clubs and student leadership plus volunteers from NH Career Academy and Spark Academy.
“MCC has hosted on-campus blood drives for nearly 20 years, and we plan to make this year’s the most successful yet, in honor of the college’s 80th anniversary,” said Professor Jessica Boggiatto, SNA advisor.
Other MCC clubs working on 80 acts of service and kindness include:
Asian Media Club selling 80 Boba beverages with proceeds to benefit the Blue Dragon Children Foundation, which protects children from human trafficking in Vietnam
Book Club is collecting 80 children’s books for distribution at an MCC event during Week of the Young Child
Craft and Co Club making 80 Shelfie Hearts to share with people who serve our community (such as teachers, firefighters and healthcare workers)
Dramatic Flair theater club collecting 80 pairs of new socks to donate to human services agencies, including Families In Transition and others
ECO Club giving away 80 homegrown potted plants to MCC students, faculty and staff
LEAP (Leaders for Education Awareness and Prevention) club donated 80 items to MCC’s food pantry (“My Campus Cupboard”)
MCC Veterans club wrote more than 80 encouraging cards for NH service men and women through Holiday Cards for Our Military organization
Student Senate assembled 80 Care Kits for the women served by Light of Life in Manchester
Turning Point USA at MCC will clean the graves of 80 veterans, including those in the Veteran’s Cemetery in Boscawen