Spring blood drive to be held this week
Students who participate in the campus-wide ‘Gift of Life’ spring blood drive this week can save lives and help their colleges win money.
The blood drive begins Monday and will run through Thursday, with eight colleges hosting one-day drives during that time. The Alumni Association and the Rice Student Volunteer Program will host the annual drive Tuesday at Farnsworth Pavilion in the Student Center. Students can donate at any location, but the college that collects the most units of blood will receive $125 and a plaque recognizing the college’s president and drive coordinator, Alumni Blood Drive Coordinator Jim Greenwood (Baker ‘58) said. The second-place college will receive $75 and a plaque.
The Alumni Association will supply the rewards and help coordinate the drives in conjunction with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. The Alumni Association began sponsoring blood drives in the spring of 2001.
‘[The blood drive] was designed as an outreach program to provide alumni and students a relatively simple and painless way to serve the community by helping save lives through blood donations,’ Greenwood said.
On-campus drives have collected 543 units of blood this year. In 2003-‘04, the drives generated 743 units of blood, an increase of 103 units from the previous school year. Greenwood said donating blood is a rewarding experience.
‘For those able to donate blood, it is a very satisfying way to know you have helped your fellow humans who are ill or injured,’ Greenwood said.
In the fall, Will Rice College earned first place with 31 units of blood donated, and Hanszen and Sid Richardson Colleges tied for second place with 27 units each.
The drive is open to anyone over 17 years of age in good health. Donors should bring a photo ID with them to the donation site of their choice.
Donations may also be made at any office of the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. Donors can mention that they are part of the Rice Alumni Association or the college they wish to support.
The blood center’s Web site, http://www.givesblood.org, has information about donor eligibility.
Dates have not yet been set for drives hosted by Sid Richardson College and the Graduate Student Association, which will be held the following week.
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