Upper Iowa partners with LifeServe Blood Center for August 13 blood drive
FAYETTE, IOWA – (August 8, 2012) Upper Iowa University and LifeServe Blood Center are partnering to save lives. The next UIU blood drive will be held Monday, August 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Ballroom A at the UIU Student Center on the Fayette campus at 605 Washington Street.
During the summer months, the local blood supply can often drop down to less than a two day supply for blood types. Donations are needed now to help prevent a critical blood shortage. Everyone who registers to donate blood before September 1 will have the exclusive opportunity to redeem a "Starve a Mosquito" T-shirt from the LifeServe Blood Center online store for just 100 points.
For more information, contact Kayla Ludwigson in the Office of Leadership and Health at ludwigsonk@uiu.edu. To schedule an appointment, go online at www.lifeservebloodcenter.org.
The Blood Center of Iowa joined operations with Siouxland Community Blood Bank in April 2010 to become LifeServe Blood Center. As one of the 15th largest blood centers in the country, LifeServe Blood Center provides blood and blood products to more than 90 hospitals located across Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. LifeServe is committed to providing premier serve to volunteer blood donors and access to a safe, quality blood supply for hospitals and patients. For more information about blood donation or to schedule an appointment to donate blood, call 800.287.4903 or visit www.lifeservebloodcenter.org.
About Upper Iowa University
Founded in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private, not-for-profit university providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs and leadership development opportunities to over 6,800 students—nationally and internationally—at its Fayette campus and learning centers worldwide. Upper Iowa University is a recognized innovator in offering accredited, quality programs through flexible, multiple delivery systems, including online and independent study.
Contact:
Monica Bayer Heaton
Executive Director of Communications and Marketing
Phone: 563-425-5773
Cell: 515-291-2070
heatonm@uiu.edu