CAA Blood Drive Challenge
The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Blood challenge is an annual event in which the 12 CAA member schools compete to collect the most blood in a blood drive. Each year Georgia State’s Athletic department works in conjunction with the Red Cross to host this event.
The final tally for the 2007 GSU Blood Challenge is in, and Georgia State helped collect 270 units of blood during the CAA Have a Heart blood drive. The 270 units of blood on average will help 810 recipients. Over 350 people pre-registered for the event and 532 individuals registered at the Georgia State Sports Arena on the day of the event, Sept. 25. During State*s three-year participation on the blood drive, the American Red Cross has collected 950 units on campus. *The turnout was outstanding. It is great to have nearly 400 people pre-register to donate blood and we anticipated setting a new record,* said Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development Carol Cohen. *Unfortunately, not everybody who wanted to donate was able to do so because of long waits. The American Red Cross assures us that these problems will be resolved. We expect to surpass our previous records and hopefully win next year*s challenge.* All 12 schools in the Colonial Athletic Association participate in the challenge, but final results will not be available until all schools have hosted their blood drives.
