BBD Draws Nearly 700 Blood Donors in Single Day Competition
University of Delaware finishes second overall in 6th CAA Blood Challenge
Newark, DE- Blood Bank of Delmarva and the University of Delaware worked together on November 14 to draw 678 blood donors in the 6th annual CAA Blood Challenge- a competition which pits the University of Delaware against eleven other schools in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Challenge requires each college or university to designate one day during the fall to conduct a campus-wide blood drive. The school with the most blood donations wins. UD finished second overall for the second year in a row.
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The other competing schools include:
- College of William and Mary
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- UNC Wilmington
- Georgia State University
- James Madison University
- Old Dominion University
- Hofstra University
- Drexel University
- George Mason University
- Towson University
- Northeastern University
Drexel University is the winner of the 2007 Challenge for the second year in a row with 942 donors drawn. The Blue Hens were CAA Champions from 2002 to 2005. Over the past six years, the CAA Blood Challenge has drawn a total of 14,096 units of blood, which has helped to save 42,288 lives.
