Today the Rock River Valley Blood Center awarded a trophy to Freeport for winning the Schools Unite to Save Lives blood donation challenge. This is the second year in a row Freeport has claimed the top spot.

The blood center partnered with local high schools again this spring to help increase blood donations during March, April and May. This challenge was initiated by the Guilford High School Health Science Academy as a way to not only encourage students, but to urge alumni, parents and community members to show their support to the area schools and our community by making a blood donation.

In total, there were 2,416 donors that showed up at a mobile drive or fixed site that stated they were giving for a specific school. Here are the complete numbers by school:

  1. Freeport – 244 donors
  2. Harlem – 193 donors
  3. Boylan – 152 donors
  4. Jefferson – 148 donors
  5. Belvidere – 139 donors
  6. Roosevelt – 137 donors
  7. Hononegah – 109 donors
  8. Guilford – 105 donors
  9. Forreston – 104 donors
  10. East – 99 donors
  11. Belvidere North – 95 donors
  12. Pecatonica – 94 donors
  13. Aquin – 93 donors
  14. Pearl City – 70 donors
  15. Byron – 65 donors
  16. Lena-Winslow – 60 donors
  17. Stillman Valley – 60 donors
  18. Dakota – 56 donors
  19. Auburn – 51 donors
  20. Stockton – 51 donors
  21. Orangeville – 47 donors
  22. Rochelle – 41 donors
  23. Winnebago – 39 donors
  24. Eastland – 38 donors
  25. Durand – 35 donors
  26. Rockford Lutheran – 31 donors
  27. Rockford Christian – 16 donors
  28. Clinton – 9 donors
  29. Oregon – 9 donors
  30. Harvard – 6 donors
  31. North Boone – 6 donors
  32. Keith – 4 donors
  33. Beloit Memorial – 3 donors
  34. Christian Life – 3 donors
  35. South Beloit – 3 donors
  36. Berean Baptist – 1 donor