by: Raven Arellano
Aiming to donate bags of blood to aid the Nueva Vizcaya community, three scholars from Philippine Science High School-Cagayan Valley Campus initiated a bloodletting activity conducted in the PSHS-CVC clinic last November 8,2019.
The team invited Red Cross Nueva Vizcaya, headed by Ms. Chari Wachayna at PSHS-CVC to help them in conducting the activity.
Twenty-four students and faculty members volunteered in the event but there were eight volunteers who did not pass the initial screening for the activity.
“I wanted to help the community by donating blood for the patients. I know that this will have a huge impact in the long run” Vincent Albino, a PSHS-CVC student said.
The team was surprised to surpass their goal to have 15 blood bags when they collected 16 bags after the activity.
“We are beyond gratefukl for what transpired in the activity. We hope that more scholars will donate blood in succeeding activites,” Yvonne Supnet, one of the three scholars who led the event, said in an interview.
SCALE students who masterminded the activity were Ronald Cruz, Yvonne Supnet, and Summer Simplina.
This activity strengthens PSHS-CVC and Red Cross ties for it becomes a sustained bloodletting activity backed up by Red Cross Nueva Vizcaya that will take place in the PSHS-CVC clinic every card giving.#
