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'Be a Life Preserver' and make your appointment to donate blood


The University-wide Blood Drive committee has started filling appointment slots for the 13th annual event, which will take place July 24 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Dean E. Smith Center.

The Carolina blood drive, one of the largest employer-sponsored blood drives in the nation, anchors the Carolina Blood Region during the blood shortage this area faces every summer.

This year's theme is "Be a Life Preserver, Lend a HEELing Hand," and members of the Carolina community can do just that by contacting their departmental recruiters, or by simply dialing BLOOD (2-5663) to make an appointment.

Donors can also register at the blood drive web site, which is http://www.sph.unc.edu/blood/ Calls for appointments will be given priority over web registration.

Walk-ins are also welcome, but those who make appointments ahead of time will have shorter wait times.

Orchestrating an event of this size requires many volunteers who perform such tasks as donor greeting, check in, escorting donors from one location to another and working in the canteen area. Volunteering is a way to contribute for those who, for whatever reason, cannot donate blood. To volunteer, contact a department recruiter or e-mail Bob Schreiner, volunteer coordinator, at Bob_Schreiner@unc.edu

A list of department recruiters can be found on the blood drive web site along with detailed transportation information. Parking will again be free in the Bowles lot and an extended shuttle service will run all day from many areas of campus to the Smith Center.

Donation of blood is considered work time. By participating in the blood drive, Carolina employees truly are lending a "HEELing Hand."


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