Big Ten We Give Blood drive competition through Oct. 14

• The Red Cross hosts two drives every week from 10 a.m to 3 p.m., typically at Memorial Union or Union South.
  • Sign-up for drives can be found here: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive
• Red Cross Homecoming Drive: Oct. 7-9 at the Nicholas Recreation Center
• Versiti is hosting drives at the Pyle Center: on Sept. 19, Oct. 2, Oct. 7 and Oct. 14

With the “We Give Blood” drive competition, Abbott is working with Big Ten universities and blood centers across the country to ignite the next generation of lifelong blood donors. The competition will bring more blood drives to campuses, giving many college students an opportunity to donate blood for the first time. Students, alumni and fans across the country can donate blood at any location and log their donation to help their school compete for the $1 million from Abbott.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln won the inaugural “We Give Blood” drive competition in 2024 with nearly 4,000 donors, saving as many as 12,000 lives. The university is using its funds to support health-focused research, student organization grants, and its Well-Being Collective, which promotes students’ physical, social, and emotional health. UW–Madison came in second place and we want to claim the top spot this year!

Logging a donation for your Big Ten school of choice is easier than ever: anyone eligible to donate blood can do so at any blood center or drive across the country from Aug. 27 to Dec. 5 and text “DONATE” to ABBOTT (222688) to log a donation for their Big Ten school. You can also submit your donation at BigTen.Org/Abbott, where you can find more information about eligibility, specifics around campus blood drives and a blood center locator tool.