Seneca Valley Senior Hosting Blood Drive for Eagle Scout Project

MCCANDLESS - Noah Reynolds wanted to put together a meaningful Eagle Scout project that would benefit his community, and decided on one that would honor his late grandmother as well as save lives and benefit his school.

Reynolds, a rising senior at Seneca Valley High School, is hosting a community blood drive Friday Aug. 24 at Central Blood Bank’s North Hills donor center, 9365 McKnight Road in McCandless, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Reynolds is a member of Troop 403 in Cranberry Township and has been a Boy Scout for 11 years. When it came time to choose an Eagle Scout project, he searched for something other than the typical construction project.

“I donated blood a couple times at school. I really enjoyed the process; I really enjoyed the people. Last March, my grandmother passed from multiple myeloma (a cancer of the bone marrow that affects plasma cells),” he said.

“I had just given blood earlier in the week when I sat down to think about a project, so I thought ‘why not a blood drive?’ I can focus my leadership efforts on the advertising to get donors and it all culminates with the drive.”

Anyone who donates for Reynolds’ drive will also help Seneca Valley High School earn points toward scholarships. Simply use the group code OS010096 when making your appointment or provide it at the time of donation.

Reynolds hopes to get 75 people to donate, which is a lofty goal. But, anyone who donates at any Central Blood Bank location (donor center or community blood drive) from now up to and including August 24 using the group code will be credited to the Seneca Valley Eagle Scout Blood Drive.

To schedule a donation at any of these drives, use group code OS010096 and call 866-366-6771, use our mobile donor app, go online to donateblood.centralbloodbank.org or contact Noah at 724-900-8010 or by email, nsreynolds@zoominternet.net.