The University of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app – Fort Smith will host a blood drive from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 10-11 in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, with donors receiving a free T-shirt and health screening.
The blood drive is sponsored by the ¹û¶³´«Ã½app Student Activities Office and Campus Activities Board and is free and open to the public.
¹û¶³´«Ã½app coordinates four blood drives annually between September and April. The blood is given to the ¹û¶³´«Ã½app Blood Institute, who distributes it to 14 hospitals in western ¹û¶³´«Ã½app, including Sparks Health System and Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. In the 2016-17 school year, blood garnered from ¹û¶³´«Ã½app drives potentially saved 2,300 lives.
Appointments for the blood drive may be made by calling 479-788-7699 or by emailing studentactivitiesFREEuafs. Walk-ins are also welcome.