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Donate blood at the April 30 Carolina Blood Drive

The Employee Forum invites you to make a difference at the 37th annual Carolina Blood Drive on Wednesday, April 30, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Dean E. Smith Center.

For 37 years, the Carolina Blood Drive hasBlood donor with thumbs up in Smith Center. helped impact more than 120,000 lives. Join us for this long-standing Carolina tradition and help us save even more lives!

What to expect:

  • Free parking or easy access via Chapel Hill Transit
  • A commemorative T-shirt for all presenting donors
  • Free food from local favorites Brandwein’s Bagels, Carolina Club, Carolina Dining Services,

    Italian Pizzeria III, Jersey Mike’s, Mediterranean Deli Bakery and Catering, Merritt’s Grill, Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken, The Carolina Club and Wegman’s.

Schedule your appointment today:

  • Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
  • Visit RedCrossBlood.org
  • Use the Blood Donor App and enter sponsor code UNC

Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are encouraged!

For UNC employees, donating blood or volunteering is considered work time with supervisor approval.

Join us and be a part of this life-saving tradition!

Interested in Volunteering? Click on the button below to sign up to volunteer!
Volunteer Registration

 

Ready to schedule your appointment to donate at the Carolina Blood Drive? Click the button below to schedule your donation!
Donor Registration

 

Listen to our 2024 spring drive interview on WCHL

97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck discussed the Carolina Blood Drive with Laura Pratt, fellowship programs coordinator at UNC’s graduate school. Listen to the interview at https://chapelboro.com/the-aaron-keck-show/on-air-today/on-air-today-carolina-blood-drive-2. Thank you WCHL for your decades-long support.

Spring blood drive inspires public service

Carolina Blood Drive committee member Lynn Eades shares why she donates blood. Josh McCormack from University Communications interviewed on her for The Well. Read more at https://www.unc.edu/posts/2024/04/22/spring-blood-drive-inspires-public-service/

We are on Instagram!

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The Carolina Blood Drive is now on Instagram! Visit us at https://www.instagram.com/carolinablooddrive.

When can I give blood again?

As we plan our December drive, take a minute to make sure you are eligible to give. This website https://whencanigiveblood.com/ lets you put in the date of your last donation to see when you are able to give again. The calculator looks at whole blood, power red and platelet donations.