By Amanda Philbeck-Keener | August 31, 2008 | 11:13 pm | Posted in: '08 D*C News, 2008

The blood drive continues to be a huge success! According to Doc Koslow, the director of the drive, as of 5PM Sunday, 1,000 people have participated and donated 750 units. The drive expects to collect a total of 1,000 units by the close of Dragon*Con. This will break the record held by Comic-Con of 856 units. Almost all of the blood will be sent to aid the victims of Hurricane Gustov. Our thoughts go out to the eight con participants who had to return home today for the evacuation. Monday is the last day that blood can be taken.

The hours on Monday are from 9AM to 4PM. Please donate to this worthy cause. M202 & L405 (M)

Read the current travel alert for Hurricane Gustov.


Amanda Philbeck-Keener, or Dr. P~K as her students call her, was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, but has lived in the South since 1980. Teaching high school English by day, college English by night, and editing for Phaze Publishing doesn’t slow her down from playing and having a great time with a plethora of hobbies. She loves meeting people and making new friends. Currently living in Jackson, S.C., with her four cats and two dogs, this is her fifth Dragon*Con and her second year on staff.