Drive boosting the ‘We Give Blood’ marketing campaign is in the present day | Newsroom

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine will maintain a blood donation drive in the present day (Sept. 23) that may help the Big Ten Conference and Abbott’s “We Give Blood” problem — a marketing campaign to fight crucial blood shortages and encourage extra younger individuals to turn into blood donors.

From Aug. 27 to Dec. 5, college students, college, workers, alumni and followers throughout the state — and from different campuses throughout the University of Nebraska System — are inspired to donate blood and log their donation to depend towards Nebraska’s complete. This 12 months, UNMC has joined the group and has a sequence of blood drives scheduled.

In 2024, greater than 20,000 Big Ten donors participated within the competitors, serving to save an estimated 60,000 lives. Nebraska gained the title final 12 months — incomes $1 million to advance pupil and neighborhood well being.

Blood donations are wanted each two seconds within the U.S. They assist trauma victims, moms after childbirth, sufferers present process surgical procedure and people receiving most cancers therapy. Despite this fixed demand, blood facilities are going through dangerously low provide ranges — and donations from younger adults have declined considerably.

All 18 Big Ten universities are rallying their communities to donate. The faculty with probably the most verified donations will obtain $1 million to help pupil or neighborhood well being initiatives.

Whether donating on campus or at an area blood heart, each contribution helps — and all logged donations depend towards Nebraska’s complete.

Donors can be part of the problem in three steps:

1. Donate blood anyplace within the U.S. between Aug. 27 and Dec. 5.
2. Log your donation (together with your identify, photograph or affirmation electronic mail) at this We Give Blood challenge link or by texting DONATE to 222688 (ABBOTT).
3. Track progress in actual time at the challenge website.