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ARIZONA HIGH SCHOOL BLOOD DRIVE CHALLENGE

The Vitalant High School Challenge Program is generously sponsored by the Arizona Diamondbacks. We're grateful to our hometown team for their support of our lifesaving mission. Teens play an integral role in ensuring life-sustaining blood is available whenever and wherever it’s needed. Hosting a high school blood drive empowers students to experience the awe of directly impacting lives and helps them develop valuable leadership and project management skills that will serve them throughout their future. For questions about the High School Blood Drive Challenge, to host a blood drive, or to connect with your Vitalant representative, email vitalantAZ@vitalant.org.

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Visit vitalant.org/AZHSLearn to download great resources for your blood drive:

• Video Testimonial:  Meet an Arizona teen alive today because of blood donors
• Training Videos:  Recruitment Strategies, Parent Consent Forms & Online Appointments
• Minor Donor Permit:  Get the current parent consent form for minor donors

Give Blood to Help Support the Lifesaving Efforts of Teens

Join CW7 Arizona in helping teens achieve their lifesaving goals by giving blood in honor of the High School Blood Drive Challenge.  You can donate at a specific open to the public high school blood drive or use the virtual link to make an appointment at any Vitalant location and dedicate your donation to the High School Blood Drive Challenge:

• Donors.Vitalant.org:  search by zip code to find an open to the public high school blood drive
• Virtual Donation Appointment:  donate at any Vitalant blood drive or donor center in Arizona

VITALANT HIGH SCHOOL BLOOD DRIVE CHALLENGE BENEFITS

Earn T-shirts for Scheduling Appointments Online

Schools that fill 95% or more of the appointments on their online schedule 4 days prior to the drive will earn T-Shirts for their committee. (Number of shirts is based on 20% of the school’s blood drive goal. They will be delivered to the blood drive committee on the day of the drive. Only medium & large shirt sizes are available.)​

Seniors Can Earn an Awemaker Honor Cord

Vitalant is proud to honor SENIOR BLOOD DRIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS with an Awemaker Honor Cord to be worn with their cap and gown.  To be eligible, a student must be an active committee member at a school that hosts at least three blood drives June 1 - May 31.  (Vitalant will contact the faculty advisor in March/April to find out how many cords are needed. The cords will be delivered to the faculty advisor for the blood drive committee within the first two weeks of May.)

Working on the Blood Drive Committee Could Earn You a College Scholarship

Vitalant is proud to offer college scholarships to exceptional Arizona student blood drive committee members.  Visit the link below to learn more about eligibilty and current deadlines. The Vitalant High School Challenge Program is generously sponsored by BOK Financial. 
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Special Opportunity for Teens Who Give Blood During the Summer

A 16- to 19-year-old donor will be drawn as 1 of the 10 finalists to win a new car this summer, donated by our Valley Volkswagen dealers! All teen donors who give blood during the “Summer Drive to Save Lives” campaign will earn an extra raffle entry. Make your 2026 summer donation appointment before September 11 at vitalant.org.