Cesar Chavez Blood Drive

Cesar Chavez Blood Drive
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The University Recreation club sports program, in association with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the League of United Latin American Citizens is hosting the third annual Cesar Chavez Blood Drive on Thursday, April 2. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Gym 4 of the HPER Building and is benefiting the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks. Anyone can donate and interested participants are encouraged to schedule an appointment to donate at the Donor Schedule website.

Anyone participating in the Blood Drive will receive free snacks, drinks and pizza. Additionally, individual Club Sport teams are competing to see who can get the most donors for their team. Clubs will be competing for points for a successful donation earning a club three points.

For more information about the Blood Drive, or volunteering for the event, please contact Claudia Chavez, vice president for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, at chchavez@uark.com. Information about scheduling an appointment or Club Sports, please contact Shannon Dere, assistant director for University Recreation, at sdere@uark.edu or 479-575-6736.

Contacts

Claudia Hanniel Chavez, vice president
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
479-220-9672, chchavez@uark.edu

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