Be a Hero at the Big House this Sunday at University of Michigan donor drive

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM

Event kicks off 35th Blood Battle with Ohio State, highlights importance of organ donation

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan will kick off its 35th annual Blood Battle against Ohio State this Sunday at “Be a Hero at the Big House,” its biggest blood donation and organ donor drive held at Michigan Stadium.

The public is invited to attend the free event, which includes a blood drive, opportunities to join the Michigan Organ Donor Registry and the Be The Match national bone marrow registry – along with games, prizes, a children’s Halloween costume contest, musical performances, autograph signing and a VIP view of the Big House – from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Jack Roth Stadium Club of Michigan Stadium.

Parking will be free at the stadium near the club-level doors on the Crisler Arena side.

For thousands of critically ill people, their cure is provided by a stranger -- those who sign up for bone marrow and organ registries. Mark J. Bernstein, chair of the University of Michigan Board of Regents, made a life-saving bone marrow donation in 2014, years after signing a bone marrow registry. Continue reading

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