Give Blood. Beat Tulsa.

UAB and the University of Tulsa are squaring off twice…first in a blood donation contest and then in men’s basketball. The American Red Cross and the two schools are hosting competing four-day blood drives ahead of the C-USA game March 5. UAB President Carol Garrison and other UAB leaders will demonstrate their support for the drive with a special blood donation at 9 a.m. on Fri., Feb. 29. Media crews should look for UAB media relations staff near the Red Cross buses outside Bartow Arena.

February 27, 2008

UAB and the University of Tulsa are squaring off twice...first in a blood donation contest and then in men's basketball. The American Red Cross and the two schools are hosting competing four-day blood drives ahead of the C-USA game March 5. UAB President Carol Garrison and other UAB leaders will demonstrate their support for the drive with a special blood donation at 9 a.m. on Fri., Feb. 29. Media crews should look for UAB media relations staff near the Red Cross buses outside Bartow Arena.

The UAB blood drive runs Feb. 28-March 2 at Bartow Arena.

  • Noon to 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28
  • 11a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 29
  • Noon to 6 p.m., Saturday, March 1
  • Noon to 6 p.m., Sunday, March 2

Donors can make appointments at http://www.givelife.org/, using the sponsor code "UAB" and searching for the Bartow Arena drive. Please bring a photo ID.

Alabama imports much of the blood needed in area hospitals for medical procedures. Much of that imported blood comes from Oklahoma and other Midwest states. The blood drive gives the UAB and greater Birmingham communities a chance to reduce the need for Alabama to rely on other states for blood. UAB and the Red Cross have launched an ambitious partnership to make UAB self-sufficient in blood needs. The blood initiative focuses on increasing donation and better managing blood resources at all UAB-affiliated hospitals. UAB is one of the largest blood users in the country.