Blood Drive: The Big Red Bus Comes to the Highlands Campus on Aug. 30 and 31

The OneBlood bloodmobile will be at the Health and Science Education Center on the Highlands Campus on Monday, Aug. 30 and Tuesday, Aug. 31, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. All blood donors will receive a OneBlood towel and a $20 e-gift card. Also, donors receive a wellness checkup, including blood pressure, temperature, iron count, pulse, and cholesterol screening. ID is required for screening. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are encouraged. To make an appointment, visit DONATE Aug. 30 or DONATE Aug. 31. Appointments must be made at least 12 hours in advance.

According to OneBlood, these are only a few of the many reasons to donate blood:

• Blood is needed every two seconds.
• About one in seven people entering a hospital will need blood.
• Approximately 41,000 units of blood are used each day in the United States.
• Since blood cannot be synthetically made, there is no substitute