Jun. 30 – 13th Annual Summer Blood Challenge

Blood Bank of Delmarva is holding the 13th Annual Summer Blood Challenge from May 18 to September 26. The Summer Blood Challenge is a fun and easy way for your organization to help the Delmarva community and save local lives! The summer can pose as a challenge for the blood bank due to the lack of high school blood drives and summer vacations. The Summer Blood Challenge was developed as a unique way to involve employers to help spread the word about preventing summer blood shortages by encouraging their employees to give blood.

“The Summer Blood Challenge is a friendly, competition among employers and community organizations,” said Roy Roper, Blood Bank of Delmarva President & CEO. “The summer months are typically slower for blood donations and the competitive spirit and prizes help motivate existing donors as well as attract first-time donors.”

This year, 231 organizations have registered to meet the challenge to help prevent summer blood shortages. Registered organizations will earn points based on blood donations, first time donors and more. The grand prize for this year is a $2,500 TD Bank Visa Gift Card, along with two $100 gift cards every 56 days. In addition, all blood donors will receive 100 extra reward points each time they give blood to use in our online Rewards Store for merchandise! Our dedicated participants will receive recognition throughout the summer.

“We anticipate tremendous support from our dedicated, donors who save local lives and have helped ensure a stable blood supply in our community for 60 years. We are grateful to everyone who takes the time to help others where we live,” says Roper.

For more information about the Summer Blood Challenge, visit: www.DelmarvaBlood.org.