
Tuesday, April 28, head to the Smith Center for the 38th Annual Carolina Blood Drive, running from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. It’s one of the largest annual blood drives in the southeast U.S., and they need your help to save as many lives as possible.
Conversation presented by the Carolina Blood Drive. Visit CarolinaBloodDrive.UNC.edu to learn more and sign up today! (They’re also accepting volunteers, if you can’t donate blood but want to pitch in.)
Aaron chats with three of the organizers of this year’s blood drive: planning committee co-chairs Renata Buchanan and Katie Musgrove, and Leslie Councilor of the Red Cross.

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