{"id":55986,"date":"2026-02-11T11:50:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/bulletin\/?p=55986"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:50:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:50:25","slug":"give-blood-save-lives-support-virginia-western-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/bulletin\/2026\/02\/11\/give-blood-save-lives-support-virginia-western-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Give Blood. Save Lives. Support Virginia Western Students."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virginia Western Community College will host a <strong>Blood Drive<\/strong> on <strong>Thursday, February 26<\/strong>, from <strong>11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.<\/strong> in the <strong>STEM Parking Lot<\/strong>. Please make an appointment at this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/donate.thebloodconnection.org\/donor\/schedules\/drive_schedule\/300403\">The Blood Connection &#8211; Donor Portal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blood drive is sponsored by <strong>The Blood Connection<\/strong>, which will donate <strong>$10 to the Virginia Western Educational Foundation for every blood donor<\/strong>. All funds raised will directly support the <strong>Community College Access Program (CCAP)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Blood Connection donation van will be on site, making it easy to stop by and give back. Every donation helps meet a critical community need while also supporting Virginia Western students. Walk-ins are welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alumni, friends, employees, students, and community members<\/strong> are all encouraged to participate. 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