Nurse's Blood Donations Encourage Students

Judy Matzke, when asked about blood donations, smiles and says “is there anything better than giving blood?” Judy was waiting to go through the process of donating her 104th unit of blood. This lady, who because of her dolphin jewelry, is known by the Red Cross Blood Services staff as the Dolphin Lady, is a member of the Sandhills Community College Nursing Facility. In that role, she encourages her students to become donors and has been known to accompany them to the donation site. One of Judy’s favorite sayings is: “What greater gift can you give someone; you  can save three lives with one pint of blood you donate.” Judy's message is extremely pertinent now that the American Red Cross is experienceing blood shortages this winter. We need more donors like Judy.

Judy is seen here with Red Cross Carolinas Blood Service region staff as she reached the 13th gallon mark with her donation on December 28.