Blood Drive Ambassador (Canadian Blood Services)
Recruit students and teachers to donate blood
Why It Matters
Directly saves lives. Shows maturity and high-level community organization.
How to Start
Work with Canadian Blood Services to host a mobile clinic at your school, or organize buses to the nearest donor center.
Commitment
- Medium commitment: a few hours most weeks during the school year.
- Best starting grade: G11
- G11/12 (Must be 17 to donate, but younger to organize).
Programs It Supports
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Public Health
- Biomedical Sciences
Majors it supports
- Nursing (BScN) – high 80s to low 90s - very competitive at McMaster, UofT, UBC
- Public Health – high 70s to high 80s
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