Hundreds of people gathered at the Dean E. Smith Center to donate blood on Tuesday, June 8 during the annual Carolina Blood Drive on UNC’s campus.

The floor of the Dean E. Smith Center is packed with donors, organizers and volunteers during the annual Carolina Blood Drive on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The floor of the Dean E. Smith Center is packed with donors, organizers and volunteers during the annual Carolina Blood Drive on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Volunteers check donors' temperatures before entering the building during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Volunteers check donors’ temperatures before entering the building during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC basketball's national championship banners hang above the Dean E. Smith Center during the annual Carolina Blood Drive on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC basketball’s national championship banners hang above the Dean E. Smith Center during the annual Carolina Blood Drive on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Patrick Palladino prepares to have his blood drawn during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Patrick Palladino prepares to have his blood drawn during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Organizers of the Carolina Blood Drive pose with UNC mascot Rameses during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Organizers of the Carolina Blood Drive pose with UNC mascot Rameses during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The UNC basketball championship banners are framed overhead as people donate blood during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The UNC basketball championship banners are framed overhead as people donate blood during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Stanley Ray Hoffman, a CHCCS bus driver, poses for a photo after donating blood during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Stanley Ray Hoffman, a CHCCS bus driver, poses for a photo after donating blood during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The floor of the Dean E. Smith Center is framed within the logo of the American Red Cross during the annual Carolina Blood Drive in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The floor of the Dean E. Smith Center is framed within the logo of the American Red Cross during the annual Carolina Blood Drive in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Volunteers check in donors during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Volunteers check in donors during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Volunteers with the American Red Cross enter the building during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Volunteers with the American Red Cross enter the building during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A package of donated blood is prepared for shipment to Durham during the annual Carolina Blood Drive on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A package of donated blood is prepared for shipment to Durham during the annual Carolina Blood Drive on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC mascot Rameses reacts while a nurse wraps his arm with a bandage during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC mascot Rameses reacts while a nurse wraps his arm with a bandage during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC mascot Ramese poses with volunteers and donors during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC mascot Ramese poses with volunteers and donors during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC mascot Rameses poses for a photo with Jimmy Caskey, who has donated 126 pints of blood over several decades, during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC mascot Rameses poses for a photo with Jimmy Caskey, who has donated 126 pints of blood over several decades, during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC mascot Rameses poses with volunteers and donors during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
UNC mascot Rameses poses with volunteers and donors during the annual Carolina Blood Drive at the Dean E. Smith Center on Tuesday, June 8. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
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