High School Programs

Gallon Grad

Dedicated high school blood donors are invited to participate in an award program called Gallon Grad. This program encourages high school donors to become regular blood donors.

To receive the Gallon Grad award, you must donate eight times before graduating from high school. You can safely donate blood every 56-days; therefore, you will have plenty of time to complete your donations before graduation. Once you have completed your eight donations, the Gallon Grad Award may be presented to you as part of your school’s senior awards ceremony (if approved by the school) .

Life Corps

Gain valuable volunteer experience for your resume and help save lives in your own community through blood donor recruitment, while earning great incentives during the summer!

Time Commitment
• 6-week program, mostly independent work… you set your schedule!
• 5-7 hours at the blood center during the first week of training and only one meeting per week for the remainder of the program to announce awards and offer coaching.
• A two-hour initial orientation will take place at the Blood Center during the first week, parents are invited to attend.

For more information and to apply, visit our Life Corps page!
 

High School Challenge

Help coordinate a summer blood drive challenge where local high schools go head-to-head to win bragging rights and other great prizes!

High School Summer Reunion

Stay on track to becoming a Gallon Grad by donating during the month of July and be entered to win a great prize!
 

High School Workshop

At the beginning of each school year we host a morning of fun and informational sessions for our high school blood drive coordinators. If you were unable to join us this year, please see below for resources provided at the event.

Donor Flow
HS Blood Drive Committee Recommendations
HS Workshop-Recruitment Reminders Quiz 

For more information on high school programs, contact Shawna Youngbauer at 563-823-4116 or fill out this form. If you are a 16-year old donor, a Parental Consent form (click here for the parental consent form in Spanish) must be completed before presenting to donate.

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