Sussex Academy to host blood drive Feb. 6

Sussex Academy will host the Blood Bank of Delmarva for a blood donation drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 6.

Donors will check in at the Sussex Academy Aquatic Center on the back side of the school at 21150 Airport Road, Georgetown. Donations will take place in the mobile van.

According to the Blood Bank of Delmarva, high school mobile drives account for about 25% of its blood supply and generate the most first-time donors. One pint of blood can save up to three lives.

Sussex Academy nurse Dawnyel Furlong said every unit donated helps support the Blood Bank of Delmarva’s scholarship program for a Sussex Academy student. The 2024 winner was graduate Ellie Davis.

To sign up, go to donate.bbd.org. To learn more, go to delmarvablood.org.