Volunteer to give blood or help others give; 10:00 am - 3:00 pm in Fellowship Hall.
College basketball player Ashley Owusu credits a blood transfusion with saving her life after a mononucleosis diagnosis while playing for the University of Maryland (she transferred to Virginia Tech this year). Tests revealed Owusu’s iron levels in her blood to be dangerously low. While most people feel better after one transfusion, Owusu’s iron levels were so low that she needed eight transfusions. “I never really knew how much of an impact blood donors can have and how important it is," says Owusu, who now serves as an ambassador for the American Red Cross. Owusu is using her platform as a college athlete by sharing her story in a video promoting the importance of giving blood.