Bob's High School Heroes recognizes caring students

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Bob's High School Heroes recognizes caring
students

• High school students play an important role in
  supporting a sufficient blood supply. Blood
  donations at high school and college blood drives
  account for up to 20 percent of donations during
  the school year, which is why scholarship
  programs like Bob's High School Heroes are
  important in ensuring blood is available to
  patients whenever and wherever it is needed.And
  that is why Bob's Discount Furniture and the
  American Red Cross have launched the annual Bob's
  Discount Furniture 250,000 High School Heroes
  Scholarship Program for the 2014-2015 school
  years.The Bob's High School Heroes Scholarship
  Program recognizes students who make exceptional
  contributions to the American Red Cross blood
  donation program in their schools, and helps
  encourage young people to become involved by
  helping patients in need.
• "For more than 18 years, Bobs Discount Furniture
  has been an unwavering supporter of the Red Cross
  and the patients and communities we serve," said
  Robert Kessler, CEO and American Red Cross
  Penn-Jersey Blood Services Region. "The
  Scholarship program helps the Red Cross make a
  difference in the lives of patients and empowers
  high school students to take a leadership role."

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"We're proud to celebrate the dedication and
civic contributions of high school seniors who
better their community by supporting the Red
Cross and its life -saving mission," said Bobs
Kaufman, president emeritus of Bob's Discount
Furniture."Since this Scholarship program
launched in 2009, we've awarded nearly 650,000
to hundreds of students in Connecticut,
Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York and look
forward to touching more lives this year."
Kaufman knows the crucial importance of
sufficient blood supply. Medical crises required
two of his family members to receive many blood
transfusions. He lost his father Leo Kaufman and
his 16-year-old nephew Scott Mulready to
leukemia. The Kaufman family is forever thankful
for the extra time with them made possible, in
part, by blood donors. In fact, with the help of
employees, customers and members of the
community, Bob's Discount Furniture blood drives
have collected more than 38,00 units of
lifesaving blood. The Manchester,
Connecticut-based Bob's Discount Furniture
enterprise has 54 Stores located throughout New
England, New Jersey, New York, Maryland,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania it is the
15th-largest U.S. furniture chain.
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Students who host at least two high school blood
drives throughout the year and achieve an annual
participations rate of at least 30 percent of
age-eligible students are qualified to win a base
scholarship of 250. Students who meet those
initial requirement are  also eligible to win
additional scholarship, including up to eight
1,000 grand prize scholarship per winning
school, which is determined by totaling the blood
units donated from each state are determined by
the number of students who donate and the total
units collected. For complete contest rules and
to get involved, visit http//www.mybobs.com/outre
ch/high-schoolheroes.To donate blood download
the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit
redcrossblod.org or call 1-800-RED
CROSS(1-800-733-2767)to make an appointment or
for more information. All blood types are needed
to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood
donor card or driver's license or two other forms
of identification are required at check-in.
Individuals who are 17 years of age(16 with
parental consent in some states), weigh at least
110 pounds and are in generally good health may
be eligible to donate blood. High school students
and other donors 18 years of age and younger also
have to meet certain height and weight
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