By Caitlin Nearhood, university intern
You know it’s a successful blood drive when it collects enough blood to save almost one hundred lives.
On Feb. 14, Bluffton University hosted a blood drive sponsored by the American Red Cross in the Sommer Center. The Red Cross set a goal to collect 30 units of blood throughout the day.
By the end, 33 units of blood were collected -in other words, 99 lives were saved that day, according the Office of Student Involvement’s Facebook page.
Allen East senior Kaycee Rowe was a near unanimous selection choice as 2013-14 NWC Player of The Year in voting by Northwest Conference girls basketball coaches. Rowe received 119 of a possible 120 first place points to earn POY honors over Crestview junior, Lyndsey Motycka (109 points) and Ada junior, Tory Wyss (106 points).
Rowe averaged 18.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.6 steals per game in leading the Mustangs to a 6-2 conference record and second place in the NWC.
Norm Hostettler, a representative of AARP, assists in filling out federal tax forms for an area senior couple at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. The volunteers will now be available on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment. Contact the center for details. Click for more information.
