Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

MARCH MADNESS TAKES OVER RED CROSS BLOOD CENTERS

Red Cross and Conference Store collaborate to encourage fans to give the gift of life
(TRIAD, April 1, 2009)— UNC is headed to the Final Four and no fooling, they have also won the 8th Annual March Madness Blood Drive! Hundreds of people rolled up their sleeves for their favorite ACC team at the Nussbaum Blood Center, 1501 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro or Winston-Salem Blood Center, 650 Coliseum Drive, Winston-Salem.

Here are the final standings:
UNC 296
Wake Forest 199
Duke 100
N.C. State 93
Virginia Tech 20
Maryland 13
Clemson 12
Virginia 7
Georgia Tech 7
Boston College 5
Miami 4
Florida State 2

The March Madness Blood Drive gives alumni and fans from each school the opportunity to donate blood on their school’s behalf while helping to save a life. Participating schools include Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, University of Miami, NC State, UNC, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. The American Red Cross would like to thank the Conference Store for their donation of four $50 gift cards which were given to four lucky donors.
Blood donors must be at least 17 years old, (or 16 with parental permission), in generally good health, and weigh 110 pounds or more. It is safe to give blood every 56 days. Call 1-800-GIVE LIFE or go to www.redcrossblood.org to schedule a donation appointment or to learn more about giving blood.