During the days preceding the football game between the conference rivals, students and fans of both schools donated blood to the Medic Regional Blood Center in the name of their respective schools.
Tusculum students and fans gave 121 units of blood at drives on the main campus, the college’s Morristown class site, and the Wal-Mart store in Greeneville. Carson-Newman’s total was 71 units. The competition provided a total of 192 units of blood for Medic, which provides blood products to 21 counties and 28 hospitals in the region.
The trophy was presented to Tusculum College student representatives Ryan Barker of Laurens, S.C. and Melissa Mauceri of Pigeon Forge during halftime of Nov. 5 Carson-Newman-Tusculum football game. The trophy will remain at the college until next year’s event.
“We are thrilled to take the trophy again this year,” said Valisa Griffin, coordinator of the Tusculum Fund. “We could not have been successful without all of the support on campus and in the community. Thank you to everyone who gave blood.”
Griffin added that many people were involved in making the event a success, including the Medic Regional Blood Center Staff, student volunteers and everyone who participated.
Tusculum College students Ryan Barker of Laurens, S.C. and Melissa Mauceri of Pigeon Forge accepted the Medic Regional Blood Center trophy on behalf of Tusculum after the announcement that Tusculum had won the Blood Drive Bowl for the fourth consecutive year.