IU vs. Purdue Blood Donor Challenge
11th annual
IU vs. Purdue
Blood Donor Challenge
Oct. 1 — Nov. 9, 2007
Jane Hoeppner
Honorary Co-Chairwoman for the 2006 Blood Challenge
The annual Indiana vs. Purdue Blood Donor Challenge, a friendly competition
that encourages Indiana residents to donate blood, began in 1997 in the Indianapolis area.
Since its inception the blood drive has grown to encompass the entire state. Participants
can donate blood in the name of either university at their local blood agency.
The university with the most blood donations is honored at the Old Oaken Bucket
football game between IU and Purdue. The Blood Donor Challenge is made possible
through the collaboration of the Indiana University Alumni Association, Purdue Alumni
Association, Indiana Blood Center, American Red Cross, Heartland Blood Center, Richmond
Community Blood Center, and the South Bend Medical Foundation. Since 1997, more than 32,000
donors have participated in the blood drive.
The real winners of this friendly competition are the thousands of hospital patients throughout Indiana whose lives have been saved.
History of the Blood Donor Challenge
| Winner | Year | Donors |
 |
2006 | 8,595 |
|
2005 | 7,669 |
 |
2004 | 6,164 |
|
2003 | 5,021 |
|
2002 | 4,678 |
|
2001 | 2,255 |
|
2000 | 1,558 |
|
1999 | 1,363 |
|
1998 | 2,561 |
|
1987 | 1,831 |