Blood Drives United

blood drives united (bdu), sponsored by the community service organization alpha phi omega (apo), is a student-run volunteer organization dedicated to the promotion, organization, and staffing of campus-wide blood drives. bdu empowers students, staff, faculty, and community members to make a difference in a local and international public health crisis. the purpose of bdu is to organize blood drives on campus and thereby provide the staff, faculty, and students of the university, as well as the surrounding community, the opportunity to donate blood and save lives. bdu seeks to raise blood donation awareness and educate the community and university body about the importance of and benefits of blood donation.