Campus blood drive planned
GROSSMONT COLLEGE –San Diego Blood Bank will be conducting another blood drive on the Main Quad from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8, and from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Poster youth for the drive is Trevor Norby of Carlsbad, who is getting ready to enter San Marcos High School following a bone marrow transplant in August at Rady’s Children Hospital. Prior to the surgery, Norby suffered from Aplastic Anemia complicated by paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
The Blood Bank urges members of the Grossmont community to “please donate blood to ensure that patients like Trevor have blood available when their lives depend on it.”
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Suicide prevention workshop set
GROSSMONT COLLEGE –“Question, persuade and refer” are three important steps in suicide prevention. QPR training will be offered to members of the Grossmont College community at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Griffin Gate.
People interested in learning ways to save a life should RSVP for the free, hour-long session by calling Juliettte Harrington at Student Health Services at (619) 644-7195, or Sara Glasgow in the Student Affairs Office at 644-7159.
The seminar will help participants “recognize warning signs of suicide” and “know how to offer hope,” according to Harrington.
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Scholarship assistance for 2011 available
GROSSMONT COLLEGE — Scholarship applications for a variety of 2012 campus-based programs and activities are now available. Students desiring to apply for any of them should contact Selam Gebrekristos, scholarship specialist, at (619) 644-7804, or via the website: http:www.grossmont.net/fa/scholarships
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Preceding culled from news releases from various campus departments
