The St. Louis Big Ten Alumni Association is partnering with the American Red Cross Missouri-Illinois Blood Services Region to sponsor the Big Ten Challenge Blood Drive.
 
The two-week drive will be held in eight Red Cross blood donation centers throughout the St. Louis Area.
Participating Locations

Regional Headquarters 4050 Lindell Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63108	North County 3533 Dunn Road Florissant, MO 63033
South County 9230 Watson Road Crestwood, MO 63126	West County 13369 Olive Boulevard Chesterfield, MO 63017
Fairview Heights 10220 Lincoln Trail Fairview Heights, IL 62208	Krakow Korners (Platelet donation only) 3021 Highway A; Suite 102 Washington, MO 63090
St. Charles* 508 South Fifth Street St. Charles, MO 63303	Effingham 603 Eden Avenue Effingham, IL 62401

*Will be relocating on 11/03/08. Visit bloodisneeded.org for more information.

Donors must identify themselves as a “Big Ten donor.”  Each donor will receive points (see point system below) that may be allocated toward the school of their choice.

Point System
The basis of this blood drive is a friendly competition amongst the Big Ten schools.  Detailed below are opportunities for schools to earn points towards this challenge.  The winner of the Challenge will be announced at the conclusion of the promotion.

• Kickoff Party:   Each attendee who designates a school will receive one point.*
• Whole Blood Donation:   Each presenting donor who identifies themselves a “Big Ten donor” and signs in on the specified tracking form at the blood donation center will receive five points.  All attempting donors that sign in will receive the points.
• Apheresis (Platelet) Donation:   Each presenting donor that identifies themselves as a “Big Ten donor” and signs in on the specified tracking form at the donation center will receive 10 points. All attempting donors that sign in will receive the points.

The winner of the Challenge will be determined by the school that has the most number of points at the end of the drive.

Friends and family may donate toward an organization whether they are alumni or not.  They just must identify which school they are donating on behalf of and sign in.

Appointments

While not required, scheduling an appointment time for donation is strongly encouraged. This gives the Red Cross the ability to project how many donors will be coming to the centers and better prepare for those numbers. 

Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543) for center hours or to schedule an appointment. Please specify that you want to donate for the Big Ten Blood Drive. Representatives will also be onsite at the Kickoff Party* to schedule appointments.

*Please note: Apheresis (platelet) donations must be scheduled this way and cannot be booked through the Web site currently.

Big Ten Schools
Indiana University
Michigan State University
Northwestern University
Penn State University
Purdue University
The Ohio State University
University of Illinois
University of Iowa
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Wisconsin

 * Aug. 23, 2008 at 1:00 p.m., Johnny's Restaurant and Bar, 1017 Russell Blvd., St. Louis, Mo.