Welcome to the Iowa State

University Blood Drive

Spring Blood Drive 2013

March 25th-29th

Monday - Thursday 10am-5pm and Friday 9am-1pm

-- Great Hall, Memorial Union--

20 Gallon Story

Louise originally started donating blood in 1958 when she was working at a small town church in Nebraska and the

community held blood drives nearby. She completed her first gallon- 8 donations,  in Nebraska and was always trying

to recruit donors to the blood drives by letting them know that it was, " A good thing to do, and it didn't cost

anything." She then moved back to central Iowa in 1962 and this was around the time she started donating at

Iowa State, so if the dates add up correctly she would have been around for some of the early years of blood donation.

She recalls that the drive were not always held in the Union originally they were over in MacKay Hall. She reached the

20 gallon mark (160 donations)  in blood donation, before having to stop for medical reasons but she says,

"I gave as long as I could, and hope others do the same."

Iowa State is home to one of the largest student run Blood Drives in the nation. Each Fall and Spring Blood Drive we bring in thousands of student, faculty, and community members which in turn saves hundreds or lives.

Did you know every blood donation has the potential to save three lives!

Iowa State's Blood Drive organizes an annual Fall and Spring Blood Drive here on campus.  The drives are held in the Great Hall at the Memorial Union.

Volunteers are a huge aspect in ensuring that every drive runs smoothly.  Over 800 volunteers are needed the week of the drive!  Please visit our volunteer page if you have any more questions or would like to volunteer.

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