Big Ten "We Give" Blood Drive at Northwestern University

“The We Give Blood Drive” 
Abbott and the Big Ten Conference partnered to create “The We Give Blood Drive,” which pits Northwestern against all 17 other Big Ten schools to see which school can drive the most blood donations among students, alumni and fans this football season. This is the first time there’s been a nationwide, competitive effort to help alleviate the worst shortages the U.S. has seen in a generation.
 
The winning school will be announced Dec. 7 at the 2024 Discover Big Ten Championship Game. 
 
Why it matters:
·         The U.S. is experiencing the worst blood shortages in a generation
·         Fewer and fewer people under 25 donate blood
·         Someone needs blood every two seconds in the U.S. and every blood donation saves up to three lives. 
 

• Northwestern will host a blood drive on Wednesday October 23^rd from 1pm – 7pm in the Ryan Fieldhouse at the Walter Athletic Center! You can sign up here.
• If you’re not able to attend the on-campus blood drive, no worries! Any blood donation counts in this competition. You can sign up to donate at your local blood center when it works for you. You can find a blood center in your area here.  
• Once you donate, the game is not over just yet! Make sure to submit your donation online so that Northwestern gets credit toward the conference-wide competition!