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The
Family That Donates Blood Together Stays Together
Father and Son Compete for “Fastest Draw” Title
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Chip Collette (r) and his son Daniel (l). |
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Chip Collette, a
long time blood donor who has donated over 100 times, donated alongside his son
Daniel M. Collette earlier this year. Actually Chip and Daniel had a "blood
donation race" to see who was the "fastest draw." Would Daniel, the young
Air Force Academy Senior, or Dad Chip, baby boomer and seasoned donor, prove to
be the fastest draw in the east?
Well, to the dismay
of strapping young Daniel, Dad won the race hands down. At the time of the duel,
Daniel was home on leave from the Air Force Academy. Daniel's first introduction
to donating was when his Dad first brought him to the
blood center soon after
Daniel's 17th birthday. Daniel will graduate from the Air
Force Academy, May
2002, as a second lieutenant.
One of the
challenges the blood center faces is getting younger people to donate. As the
baby boomer generation "matures" and the WW II generation donors pass away,
families who need blood will depend more and more on young people to become
regular blood donors. We need for young donors to continue the
blood donation
tradition. And remember, even though Chip won the duel, both father and son
saved lives.
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