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Did you know it takes up to 50 blood donors to help a victim of a car accident? During the summer, Canadian Blood Services needs almost 200,000 donors to give blood to meet patient and hospital demand.

It can be a challenging time for the blood program; as donors change their routines, stopping by a clinic isn’t always top of mind. Meanwhile, the need for blood doesn’t take a holiday.

Attending camp to improve her math skills is a great way to spend two weeks of her summer vacation, says Lulu Guo.

“I can come here and actually learn something,” says the Roseland Public School grad, who will head to Vincent Massey Secondary School in the fall. “There are a lot of things they don’t teach you in elementary school. I would like to have a base of knowledge for high school.”

The London Olympics are just around the corner. Did you know that UWindsor alumni were part of the only Canadian basketball team to ever win a medal at the Games? Or that Lancer track athlete Melissa Bishop (BHK 2010, B.Ed 2011) will compete for Team Canada in London?

Read about them in “Silver Stars,” the cover story in the summer edition of View magazine, published by the Office of Public Affairs and Communications.

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Former Lancer track star Melissa Bishop made her dream a reality Sunday, as she qualified to compete for Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England.

Having already met the Olympic standard in the 800-metre race, she secured her berth with a second-place finish at the Canadian Olympic Trials in Calgary. Bishop says she can’t wait for the chance to represent her country.