Virginia Tech - 1 Year Anniversary of the Tragedy, What Savannahians are Doing to Remember & Give Ba

it's been a year since 32 people lost their lives in the tragic event at Virginia Tech.
 
The country rallied to show their support for the Hokie Nation.
 
Remembering those who were lost continues today.
 
3 On Your Side's Randi Hempel shows us how Savannahians and alumni are giving the gift of life as a way to honor those who lost theirs on that fateful day.
 
 
Adam Wright, Virginia Tech class of '05 donates blood for the first time, all to honor the Hokies who were lost in last year's tragedy.
 
"I think today being a special day for all Virginia Tech grads, a very important day of what happened last year and so it's just one way to give back to the community." Explains Adam Wright, of the Virginia Tech class of 2005.
    
A community that gave so much a year ago, opening its arms to Virginia Tech and the entire Hokie Nation.
 
“It's a tragedy it's something that is a scar on our hearts forever but it's also something that's brought all of us together. We want to be better for those that we've lost.  We want to do things. We want to live life. We want to give back um in honor of the ones that can't do that now.” Says Carmen Stowers, President of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association in Savannah.
 
That's why Carmen Stowers, the president of the Virginia Tech Alumni Assocation in Savannah organized this April 16th blood drive with St. Vincen'ts Academy and the American Red Cross.
    
 “The surroundings I've grown up in are all about giving back, you know, doing the little things to kind of help anyone that you can.” Says Catherine Welsh, a junior at St. Vincent’s Academy who helped organize the blood drive.
    
That's why all of these teens are donating.
 
This blood drive at St. Vincent's Academy isn't the only drive set up to honor the 32 victims of last year's tragedy. Virginia Tech alumni associations will be holding this service oriented event throughout the month.
 
“It's tragic but we also can see good come out of this. We see for example like today, people coming together for a common cause. And we know how much their lives have touched people at Virginia Tech and throughout the nation.” Says Vickie Harold, a donor from the Class of ’76.