The University of Arkansas Fort Smith鈥檚 first blood drive of the new school year will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 12-13 in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, with donors receiving a 鈥淲in from Within鈥� T-shirt.
The blood drive is sponsored by the AV抖阴 Student Activities Office and is free and open to the public.
AV抖阴 coordinates four blood drives annually between September and April. The blood is given to the Arkansas Blood Institute, who distributes it to 14 hospitals in western Arkansas, including Sparks Health System and Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. In the 2016-17 school year, blood garnered from AV抖阴 drives potentially saved 2,300 lives.
Appointments for the blood drive may be made by calling 479-788-7699 or by emailing studentactivities@uafs.edu. Walk-ins are also welcome.