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This season, Abbott and the Big Ten are pitting school against school in the largest blood donation competition of our lifetime to fight the largest blood shortage in a generation – “The We Give Blood Drive."

Our Mission

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Want to help your school win, while saving <a href="https://americasblood.org/statistics_guide/" target="_blank">up to three lives</a> and making a generational impact on the world? Now is your chance.Find Your Campus’ Blood Drive and Sign Up to Donate‘The We Give Blood Drive’ includes blood drives at the Big Ten’s 18 universities. <a href="https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/diagnostics-testing/find-your-campus-blood-drive-and-sign-up-to-donate.html" target="_blank">See if there is one near you.</a>

We Don't Give Up. We Give Blood. 

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Choose from one of the hundreds of donation locations across the country. Just choose a donation center, schedule an appointment, and donate.

Schedule Your Donation

It’s time to ensure there is a blood supply for generations to come.<ul><li>Every <a href="https://americasblood.org/statistics_guide/" target="_blank">2 seconds</a> someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion</li><li>Every donation saves up to <a href="https://americasblood.org/statistics_guide/" target="_blank">3 lives</a></li><li><a href="https://americasblood.org/statistics_guide/" target="_blank">1 in 83 childbirths</a> in the U.S. require a blood transfusion</li></ul>

Why We Give Blood

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<h1>WHEN YOU DONATE, WE ALL WIN</h1>

WHEN YOU DONATE, WE ALL WIN

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Every season we give it everything we have. We give our strength, we give our souls and so much more – it’s in our blood. And now we can give that too. This season, Abbott and the Big Ten are pitting school against school in the largest blood donation competition of our lifetime to fight the <a href="https://www.aha.org/special-bulletin/2024-08-07-red-cross-americas-blood-centers-aabb-say-us-faces-critical-blood-and-platelet-shortages" target="_blank">largest blood shortage</a> in a generation.Want your school to win? Then don't give up. Give blood. Every donation scores one point for your school on the leaderboard.The winning school will receive $1 million to advance student or community health.

The Competition

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Want your school to win? We just need a few details from you first.

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Abbott Blood Battle

Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa

Michigan Wolverines

Michigan

Ohio St. Buckeyes

Ohio State

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Oregon

Michigan St. Spartans

Michigan State

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Washington

Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois

Maryland Terrapins

Maryland

Purdue Boilermakers

Purdue

Nebraska Cornhuskers, Huskers

Nebraska

Wisconsin Badgers

Wisconsin

Indiana Hoosiers

Indiana

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UCLA

Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern

Penn St. Nittany Lions

Penn State

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Minnesota

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Rutgers

University	Lives Saved	Donors
Nebraska	9561	3187
Wisconsin	4992	1664
Michigan	4854	1618
UCLA	3996	1332
Ohio State	3459	1153
Iowa	3069	1023
Michigan State	2502	834
Indiana	2301	767
Illinois	2214	738
Purdue	2184	728
Minnesota	1965	655
Penn State	1812	604
Washington	1527	509
Oregon	1347	449
Northwestern	1164	388
Rutgers	1032	344
USC	732	244
Maryland	366	122