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IU Northwest to hold blood drive July 26

Student Alumni Association recruiting donors

Student and alumni groups at Indiana University Northwest are rallying to restock the shelves at area blood banks this summer with a blood drive sponsored by the Student Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Relations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, July 26 in the Moraine Student Center.

Current statistics report that someone in the U.S. needs donated blood every two seconds and more than 38,000 blood donations are needed daily. A single donated unit of blood can help save up to three lives.

To schedule an appointment, visit http://www.redcrossblood.org/make-donation-sponsor, and enter the sponsor code "iun.”  First time donors will need to create a profile.  Returning donors can log in by entering their e-mail address and date of birth as the default password.  

The Student Alumni Association will also schedule appointments from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, July 12 and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 18 in the Moraine Student Center.

Donors will receive an iTunes gift card, a RailCats Game Flex ticket and be entered into a drawing for a $25 Visa gift card.

The Moraine Student Center is located on the north end of the IU Northwest campus in Gary, just one half-mile south of I-80-94.

For more information, contact the IU Northwest Office of Alumni Relations at (219) 980-6769 or alumninw@iun.edu.