{"655986":{"#nid":"655986","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Helping Others Through the American Red Cross Club ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMany student groups on campus are dedicated to serving others. Among them is the American Red Cross Club (ARCC), which sponsors several initiatives to help communities in Atlanta and beyond. The group\u0026rsquo;s major focus is on blood drives throughout the semester, and the next one will take place on March 9 in the Exhibition Hall.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Red Cross is experiencing its worst blood shortage in over a decade. Coming out of the pandemic, blood donations must increase. There has been a 62% drop in college and high school drives. Fortunately, the ARCC makes it easy for students, faculty, and staff to give blood.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMany of the club\u0026rsquo;s drives are done in partnership with other student organizations for increased advertising and community building. Everyone involved, from the people donating to those volunteering, is brought closer together through this vitally important cause.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you can\u0026rsquo;t make it to this month\u0026rsquo;s drive, the ARCC will host another on April 5-6. The club also offers many other volunteer opportunities, such as Food for Families, where participants sort, bag, and restock items at local food pantries. Transportation is provided for all outings, and the club welcomes students who are looking to help others and meet others who share that passion. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.redcrossblood.org\/give.html\/donation-time\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESign up for a time slot to donate blood on March 9.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe group\u0026rsquo;s major focus is on blood drives throughout the semester, and the next one will take place on March 9 in the Exhibition Hall.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The group\u2019s major focus is on blood drives throughout the semester, and the next one will take place on March 9 in the Exhibition Hall."}],"uid":"35971","created_gmt":"2022-03-03 06:06:45","changed_gmt":"2022-03-03 14:36:47","author":"cwhite324","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-03-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-03-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"655988":{"id":"655988","type":"image","title":"American Red Cross","body":null,"created":"1646318197","gmt_created":"2022-03-03 14:36:37","changed":"1646318197","gmt_changed":"2022-03-03 14:36:37","alt":"American Red Cross","file":{"fid":"248686","name":"261294-1600x1030-american-red-cross.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/261294-1600x1030-american-red-cross.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/261294-1600x1030-american-red-cross.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":138288,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/261294-1600x1030-american-red-cross.jpg?itok=I0FgLJyy"}}},"media_ids":["655988"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/american-red-cross-club","title":"American Red Cross Club at Georgia Tech"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.redcrossblood.org\/give.html\/donation-time","title":"Sign Up for Blood Drive"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EConnor White\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communicatinos\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}