UCLA Seeks to Acquire Most Blood Donors in Big Ten’s We Give Blood Drive

•    The ‘We Give Blood’ drive competitors places rivalry and faculty spirit to the take a look at amongst all 18 Big Ten universities in a race to see which faculty can donate essentially the most blood
•    The profitable faculty wins $1 million from Abbott to advance pupil or group well being, awarded on the Big Ten Football Championship Game Dec. 6
•    Students, alumni and followers can donate blood at a UCLA Blood and Platelet Center or a U.S. donation middle close to them from Aug. 27-Dec. 5 to depend for UCLA and will be submitted by texting “DONATE” to 222688 (ABBOTT) or visiting BigTen.Org/Abbott
•    Show as much as donate blood on your faculty and obtain an unique, restricted version Homefield designed T-shirt

LOS ANGELES – UCLA is proud to affix forces with Abbott and the Big Ten Conference in Year 2 of the “We Give Blood” drive competitors, uniting to assist sort out one of many nations’ most pressing well being challenges. The competitors goals to encourage a brand new era of blood donors whereas saving 1000’s of lives alongside the way in which.

Someone wants blood each 2 seconds, but some blood facilities have less than a 1-day supply available. The want for blood is fixed whether or not for trauma victims, moms experiencing issues after childbirth, or people receiving most cancers therapy. As folks become older, they become less likely to be eligible to donate blood. At the identical time, the variety of younger folks donating blood has been falling in recent years. But Abbott, the Big Ten Conference and UCLA, together with multimedia rightsholder JMI Sports are calling on college students, followers and alumni to alter that.  

“UCLA is proud to support Abbott and the Big Ten’s ‘We Give Blood’ drive in helping raise critical blood donations across Southern California,” mentioned Martin Jarmond, The Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics. “Being able to show Bruin Pride while supporting the community is a big reason why I participated and donated blood, and I encourage those who can to do the same and help save lives.”

 

To take part within the competitors, UCLA college students, followers and alumni can donate anytime between Aug. 27-Dec. 5 at a UCLA Blood and Platelet Center or a U.S. blood middle close to them.

Here’s how one can assist:

•    Check your eligibility earlier than donating

•    Schedule a donation at one in every of UCLA’s Blood and Platelet Centers: 

    •    Ackerman Student Union Donor Center, 308 Westwood Plaza, A-Level. Monday – Thursday: 11:00 a.m. to five:40 p.m. and Friday: 9:00 a.m. to three:40 p.m. Beginning September 22, 2005, hours will likely be modified to Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. to three:40 p.m.

    •    Westwood Village Donor Center, 1045 Gayley Avenue, 2nd Floor. Monday – Friday: 7:00 a.m. to six:30 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

•    Log your donation by texting DONATE to 222688 (ABBOTT) or visiting BigTen.org/Abbott.

•    Spread the phrase to different UCLA followers

The winner of the “We Give Blood” drive will likely be introduced on the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 6 in Indianapolis. The profitable faculty will obtain $1 million from Abbott to advance pupil or group well being. Donations will likely be tracked on a dwell leaderboard at BigTen.Org/Abbott all through the marketing campaign.

* Any donor gadgets associated to this program are non-transferable and never redeemable for money. T-shirts can be found whereas provides final. For phrases and circumstances, go to BigTen.org/Abbott.