Homecoming

Apply for the 13th Annual Homecoming Blood Drive Committee! 
Apply Now!  Deadline is Monday, April 15.

The 2019 Homecoming Blood Drive will take place on Tuesday, September 24! 

Check In The Fall for More Volunteer Opportunities and Registration Links! 

Thank you to the hundreds of donors and volunteers who made the 12th Annual Homecoming Blood Drive a success! 1120 pints of blood were collected! With your help, we can do even better this year.  

Quick Facts!

• Donate - donating 1 pint of blood takes an average of 8-12 minutes.
• Donate Power Red - twice as many red blood cells but get your plasma and platelets back! 
  • To donate red power you must meet the following requirements
    • O positive, O Negative, A Negative, B Negative blood types
    • People assigned male at birth: 5'1'' and 130 pounds
    • People assigned female at birth: 5'5'' and 150 pounds 
• Volunteer (2.5 hour shift[s])
• Super Volunteer (5 hour shift[s]; train short-term volunteers and manage a specific area of the Blood Drive)
  • to express interest in being a Super Volunteer, email blooddrive@appstate.edu.
     

Other Eligibility information can be found here.

App State is one of a few organizations in the entire country that collects the most pints of blood in a single day at a single site!  

Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood.  Blood is needed for emergencies and for people who have cancer, blood disorders, sickle cell anemia, and other illnesses. Some people need regular blood transfusions to live. While over 50% of the population is able to donate, less than 5% of the eligible population actually does.  Currently, blood donors are the only source of blood for those in need; there is simply no substitute for blood. 
 

In Fall 2019:

• Each person signs up for a timeslot (donating blood or volunteering) using the links above and must confirm registration via email within one hour.
• Each person MUST SIGN OUT at the blood drive after their volunteer shift or donation experience so credit goes to their club/organization for participating in a Homecoming event.
• For individual group/organization members to actively participate, each member must register individually to donate blood or volunteer at the Blood Drive.

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