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For Excellent Information About Blood 

ABC - America's Blood Centers

AABB - American Association of Blood Banks

SCHOOL PROJECTS

Looking for a great subject for your school project? How about telling everyone about the importance of blood donation? Go to:

bloodsaves.com

It's a very cool animated site about blood donation!

Don't Miss A Beat!

This site combines cool music with blood donation education. It's an online music trivia game encouraging teens, 17 and older, to donate blood, win prizes!

Students at a Somerset school learn about the science of blood.

 Blood donation at our Somerset Donor Center

• Did you know that volunteer blood donors give nearly 14 million pints of blood in the United States?

• Did you know that thousands of Kentucky high school students, 17 and older, donate blood at their schools - sometimes two or three times a year! You could become a donor some day. How cool is that?

• Did you know that without a supply of blood, Kentucky hospitals could not perform surgeries, or provide treatment for cancer patients, or take care of persons involved in trauma, or provide adequate care for many premature infants?

• Do you know the function of red blood cells, platelets, and plasma inside your body?

Students check out KBC's traveling Life exhibit

Student gets quizzed on some facts about human blood.

Fayette County students perform a rap about blood donation.

Visit our KBC For Kids page for more ideas!

High School Heroes Program