Tuscaloosa Omega’s Hosts Blood Drive to Honor Charles Drew’s Legacy

The Alpha Tau Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. will honor Dr. Charles R. Drew by hosting a Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive. Drew known as the “Father of the Blood Bank” is still highly respected for his impact on the brotherhood of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

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Drew’s “pioneering research and systematic developments in the use and preservation of blood plasma during World War II not only saved thousands of lives, but innovated the nation’s blood banking process and standardized procedures for long-term blood preservation and storage techniques adapted by the American Red Cross,” said ACS, Chemistry for Life.

Dr. Charles R. Drew Sickle Cell Awareness & Blood Drive Info

McDonald Hughes Community Center

3101 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Tuscaloosa, 35401

Friday, June 2, 2023

1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Click here to register for an appointment.

You can help support this blood drive by registering for an appointment, click here for more information. Plus, “while supplies last you will receive a $10 gift card by email to a merchant of your choice and a T-shirt,” according to a press release sent by the Alpha Tau Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

This local fraternity chapter keeps at heart the cardinal principles of “manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift” deeply rooted in their work in the community. The Dr. Charles R. Drew Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive is one of many of their outreach programs.

(Source) A press release was sent to Townsquare Media by the Alpha Tau Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Click here for more from ACS - Chemistry for Life.