CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ( CCA ) & CREATIVITY ACTIVITY AND SERVICE ( CAS )
BLOODay
Teacher in-Charge : Student ExCo :
Ms Daisy Chia Triston Tay Jun Rong ( FN504 ) / President Benjamin Yuen Wen Khai ( FN503 ) / Vice-President Genevieve Koh Shi Yi ( LE509 ) / Vice-President
On 10 April , SJI held our annual BLOODay – a blood donation drive , seeking donors from both teachers and students alike . With the CAS entering its fifth year of operation , BLOODay members collaborated with the Singapore Red Cross and Health Sciences Authority to ensure that the donation drive would be a success .
From designing and putting up posters around the school , to fumbling about in the mascot costumes , our new members publicized the drive and ensured it ran smoothly . Response from the school was heartening . A total of 57 students and staff came forward to donate blood . Out of the 57 people , 41 of them successfully donated and 24 of them were first-time donors . Each bag of blood can save up to three lives . Although the bags of blood collected is encouraging , our members are motivated to further heighten awareness of the importance of blood donation and reach out to more members of the school community .
Our BLOODay mascot encouraging students to brave the needle
The success of BLOODay is only possible when there are willing donors , supportive students and staff . Even though a number of donors were rejected due to the stringent donation criteria , we believe and hope many more will come forward to donate in 2020 .
Giving back to the community
Nigel Sim Jun Yi ( FN 504 ) supporting fellow schoolmate Ong Chen Yang Rayner ( LE 509 )
Even our librarian Mrs Boey Wah Fong played her part
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