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Bloodworks Project

By: Pathway Foundation

Date: 2/23/2020

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Mission

Our mission is to educate the community, especially the Asian community, about the process and benefits of donating blood, and ultimately recruit more blood donors through partnership with Bloodworks NW.

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Prospective Team

Project Leader: Richard Yang

Advisor: Grant Yang

Members: Claire Ong, Katherine Chang, Evelyn Li, George Wang, Eric Liu, Eric Han, Lillian Huang, Vincent Zhou

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Goal in 2020

Our goal is to spread awareness to at least 90 people by the end of June about the importance of blood donation

Get at least 10% of eligible tour attendees to donate blood by end of school year

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Blood donor statistics

Only 2.2% of the Asian American population has donated blood

Only 3% of the eligible U.S. population donates blood

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Why Blood is needed?

We need blood to save lives

1 Pint Saves 3 Lives

Nearly 25% of us will require a blood transfusion at some point in our lives
Blood of all types is required for new medical research that could potentially cure diseases in the future

Approximately 32,000 pints of blood are used each day in the United States. Every three seconds someone needs blood.

Each pint of blood can be divided into three components, red blood cells, platelets, and plasma

Platelets help clotting, plasma helps carry nutrients, blood cells, and waste around our bodies, and red blood cells carry oxygen

Platelets can be stored for a maximum of 5 days, red blood cells can be stored for only 42 days, and plasma can be stored for 36 months when frozen

people would die if medical workers don’t have access to the right type of blood, diversifying blood donors is one way we can solve this issue

Platelets are blood cells that help your body form clots and stop bleeding, they are commonly administered to trauma patients and those with cancer (leukemia, etc.)

For example, people with leukemia are unable to produce a healthy amount of red blood cells and platelets

Red blood cells is most commonly administered to trauma patients, those undergoing surgery, and those with blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia, and cancer

Plasma is administered to patients with a variety of diseases and conditions

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How does donating blood benefit YOU?

Psychological benefits

Reduced risk of health problems

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How Blood is donated

Giving Blood is Safe and Easy

-Make an appointment

https://www.instagram.com/p/B8mTd-5lzEX/?igshid=shinympw1f6u

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Misconceptions

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Ed Wong’s story

Ed Wong is a local blood

donor in king county and we

would like to share his story

with you.

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Plan

Kick-Off Meeting
Bloodworks Tours
Add Bloodworks project to Civics Club

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Bloodworks Tours

3 Tours:

One tour per month in March, April, and May
Approximately 15 people per tour
Each tour is approx. 1 hour long

30 Minutes after each tour

Have interns reflect on tour (likes, dislikes, recommendations for future tours)
Unique message (#PathofBlood)
Survey interest after each tour

****Those who are interested can see us afterwards to sign up!

For those who are interested in donating blood, but are still unsure, our partner, Bloodworks, hosts tours where they take people into their building. We have all gone to the tour and thought it was a great experience. In the tour, you can see the laboratory where they test and research blood,the storage full of platelets, red blood cells, and plasma from donors, and also where blood cells are prepared to be shipped to different hospitals. Most importantly, you can actually see others who are donating blood. It’s very inspiring to see others who are willing to donate their blood to help their community. Their small action will save lives. After seeing this, Edwin and Marlena actually donated their blood right away, which makes these tours a great chance for those who are on the fence about donating blood.

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Post tour questions

What is your biggest takeaway from the bloodworks tour?

How has your perception on blood donation changed?

Did you donate blood? Why or why not?

Would you recommend the tour or donating blood? Why or why not?

What ideas do you have about making blood donations more accessible to Asian high school students and families?

Please share your story on blood donation.

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#PathofBlood

The path of blood from one person to another
After the tour, interns can be added to the collage, representing their commitment to the project
On the papers will be their own story on blood donation
This is also a great marketing tool because it shares our message while introducing the interns behind it

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Civic Club

Plan and present for all clubs - Civic Club team and Bloodworks project team

First test at one school, then create training program for club leaders

Basic Content (parts of our message)

Present the importance of why we need blood, the shortages and the significance of the shortages
The safety of needles and the blood collection process
Why and how the audience can help
Chinese classes at schools

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Outreach Tasks

Each team member will personally contact 6 interns to sign up for the BloodWorks tour in the next 3 months (before each tour)
Meeting time before breakout sessions
Phone calls
All members will recruit through civic clubs

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Signups

We will pass around a signup sheet
Google forms