TO THE EDITOR:
Forget about the standard cookies and juice. Blue Bell Creameries has teamed up with the UNC’s American Red Cross Club to sponsor the University’s first “Pint for a Pint” blood drive.
Everyone who gives a pint of blood will get a pint of Blue Bell Ice Cream.
The blood drive will take place on Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Student Union. The blood drive is also open to donors who are not affiliated with UNC.
The best way to participate and give the gift of life is to make an appointment at
unc.givesblood.org.
Blood donors must be at least 16 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be generally in good health.
Blue Bell Ice Cream is the number-three selling brand of ice cream in the United States, although it is only available in 20 states.
The company has just entered the Raleigh/Durham area: Blue Bell Ice Cream began to be sold in local supermarkets on March 19.
Blue Bell Creameries was founded in 1907, and the ice cream has been made for more than 100 years in the small town of Brenham, Texas, about 70 miles northwest of Houston.
