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CTC Saves Lives!
Altruistic year 13 Art and Design
student, Alice Munro explains
how she helped the CTC support
the National Blood Service.
Every day people at the CTC
do amazing things, but it’s not
often that they will save a life.
Over sixty people at college were
generous enough to offer to give
blood, unfortunately only thirty
six people were able to
participate on November 11th
but that is still an amazing
number and hopefully if it is a
regular event we could have
more appointment slots!
Everyday there is always a need
for blood donors. The blood is
used in many ways, for people
with sickle cell anaemia, victims
of accidents, people with blood
diseases, pregnant women in
child birth and much more. Blood
can be received by any one at
any age and to have the
opportunity for the National
Blood service to come to college
is remarkable.
The initial idea came from when
I gave blood for the first time in
V INSPIRED SETS UP BASE IN CTC!
V inspired is a fantastic
organisation that has helped
many of our students participate
in exciting opportunities
including Sarah Kinsella’s fashion
show featured in this edition.
We are delighted to confirm
that advice will be far easier for
our students now that we have
provided them with a base in the
IC. To find out more, read on.
Hi, I’m Tarryn, the new vinvolved
(volunteering) Youth Adviser for
Solihull.
If you’re 16 – 25 years old and
you’re interested in any of the
following then I’ll be available for
you to come and see me in the
IC on Tuesdays (term time only),
11.30am – 12.30pm:
- if you want to know more about
volunteering,
- if you need support in finding a
volunteering placement,
- if you want to get your current
or previous volunteering
recognised and accredited with a
nationally recognised award,
- if you want to run a project.
January this year, I felt looking
around the room that it just
wasn’t enough and that I could
do more to help. People that
I had spoken to said that they
would give blood when they
got round to it and that they
were keen, but never had the
opportunity. Baring this in mind
I met with Bruce Walton and he
thought it was a great idea for
the Blood Service to come to
college. If people weren’t able to
go out their way, we would bring
it to college and make it happen.
If you’re a member of staff in the
school and you want to know
more about v, have any good
ideas for volunteer projects,
or you want to discuss ways
to accredit young people’s
extracurricular activities, then
you can also come and see me
in the IC on Tuesdays (term
time only), from 10.30am –
11.30am.
If you can’t make these times,
don’t panic! Contact me:
t: 01926 450 156
e: tarryn_samuel@hotmail.co.uk
Look forward to seeing you
there!
At ten past nine on the Thursday
morning the ‘bloodmobile’ came
to college and even the younger
years were inquiring about it and
if they were able to give blood.
It’s really good to see that the
younger generations would do
it and that they were interested.
Teachers Bruce Walton, Victoria
Elwell, and Rebecca Griffith and
Post 16 students, along with the
Principal Ann Jones all gave their
blood selflessly.
Overall the day was a massive
success and the donor carers and
nurses were brilliant and so
lovely. As a college we gave
twenty nine units of blood
and hopefully this amount will
increase!
A massive thank you to everyone
who gave blood on November
11th and to everyone who made
the day a success!
If you missed the chance to do
it this time there is always next
time, if you would like to become
a Blood donor or find out more
information about other types of
donations go onto www.blood.
co.uk or phone 0300 123 23 23
Most people can give blood. If you
are generally in good health, age 17
to 65 (if it's your first time) and weigh
at least 7st 12Ib you can donate. You
can give blood every 16 weeks, that's
approximately every four months.
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