Student Center hosts ‘Twilight’ blood drive, release party

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By Kate Carpenter

Vampires love taking blood, but Wednesday is all about giving it.
On Wednesday, the Student Center will be hosting a ‘Twilight’-themed blood drive. Following the blood drive, there will be a Twilight party.
The blood drive and the Twilight party are hosted by the Student Activities Board and ProjectHealth. The Center for Community Outreach is the sponsor for ProjectHealth, which is a committee that focuses on health related services.
The party is meant to celebrate the upcoming release of Twilight: New Moon at midnight on Thursday.
“We were planning on having the Twilight Party around the same time New Moon would be coming out and it worked out great that we could have it on Wednesday and so that people could still go to the midnight show late Thursday night,” said Katy Hall, Pop Culture Director of the SAB.
SAB felt the blood drive correlated perfectly with the vampire-laden series.
“We had all of the party planned out and thought it would be a great opportunity to provide some service to the community as well, and the theme worked great with a blood drive,” Hall said.
At the blood drive, there will be opportunities to win prizes as well as trivia  games for participants to play. The event is a Tally Cats Event, so students who donate their blood can swipe their IDs for points.

McDonald’s coupons will be distrubuted and students will be given a chance to win an Xbox 360 Elite. In addition, there is an opportunity to win a football signed by UK head coach Rich Brooks.
However, Twilight is not the only thing to look forward to. The blood drive portion is actually a part of Big Blue Crush, which is an on-going competition between UK and the University of Tennessee.

“This is a great way to have fun and get excited about the new Twilight movie, win a few prizes, and help give back to the community.”