National Honor Society Sponsors Blood Drive

New London High School National Honor Society sponsors a community blood drive twice a year. Last Wednesday, the first drive was held. For the National Honor Society, it s an opportunity to fund raise while serving its community. Blood donations are a very important need. Donating blood makes an impact.

ImpactLife is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, independent, community blood center, founded in 1974 as Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center in Davenport, Iowa. Over the years, the center began collecting blood in Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin. in 2021, the groups united under a new name: ImpactLife. The mission of the organization is to provide world=class blood products and services to communities in need and be the recognized leader in translating emerging blood-related services to enhance patients’ lives. Blood products needed every day in the U.S are 29,000 units of red blood cells; 5,000 units of platelets; and 6,500 units of plasma.

Coordinating with ImpactLife, New London’s National Honor Society meets one of its Four Pillars, These Four Pillars are Scholarship, Service, Leadership and Character. Service represents the choice of stepping outside oneself to meet the needs of others, fueled by an unwavering passion for a cause, heartfelt empathy for others, or driven by personal circumstances. It’s about performing selfless acts that transcend the ordinary, engendering transformative changes that resonate through our schools, ripple across our communities, and reverberate on a global scale. In the noble act of service, we sculpt a better world with our hands, our hearts, and our humanity.