IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa is holding an on-campus blood drive next week as part of Abbott and the Big Ten’s We Give Blood Drive. Here’s why — the United States is currently experiencing the largest blood shortage in a generation.
This highly visual, on-campus blood drive during Homecoming Week is part of a competition between the 18 Big Ten Conference schools. A $1 million prize is on the line for the winning university to advance student or community health. As of today, the Hawkeyes are ranked 11th in the standings and are looking to make a big push to climb up the leaderboard.
| WHAT: | Blood Drive for University of Iowa Students, employees and community members |
| WHEN: | Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 22-23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| WHERE: | The IMU — 2nd Floor Ballroom 125 N Madison Street, Iowa City, IA 52245 |
| WHO: | – UI women’s basketball junior Hannah Stuelke and Haidyn Ulrich, a 2024 UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital Kid Captain and blood donation beneficiary, will both be at the blood drive on Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. |
| CONTACT: | – For general information about the We Give Blood Drive and Abbott’s partnership: Aly Morici, aly.morici@abbott.com (Aly will be at the IMU on Tuesday)
– For specific information about the blood drive at the IMU: Mandy McClenahan, Mandy-mcclenahan@uiowa.edu (Mandy will be at the IMU on Tuesday and Wednesday) – For general media inquiries about the DeGowin Blood Center: media-relations@uiowa.edu |
Additionally, if you or someone on your news team would like to give blood as part of your coverage, we can accommodate that — we hope to help show your audience how simple and easy it is to donate and save lives right here in the community and across the state.
“The We Give Blood Drive” goes beyond this event; Hawkeye fans, alumni and more can donate blood at participating blood centers and have their donation count towards the $1 million dollar prize for the University of Iowa.
“The We Give Blood Drive” blood donation competition runs through Dec. 6, 2024, with the winner announced at the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 7, in Indianapolis. Donation totals will be tracked live at BigTen.Org/Abbott throughout the campaign.
Individual donors will be offered a free one-month subscription to B1G+ and will be entered to win a trip to the 2024 Big Ten Football Championship Game on Dec. 7, 2024.