{"id":184528,"date":"2022-04-20T07:57:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T11:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=184528"},"modified":"2022-04-21T07:18:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T11:18:28","slug":"dental-students-host-successful-blood-drive-after-winning-wellness-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2022\/04\/dental-students-host-successful-blood-drive-after-winning-wellness-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Students Host Successful Blood Drive After Winning Wellness Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, students with the School of Dental Medicine\u2019s American Student Dental Association (ASDA) chapter hosted a blood drive with the American Red Cross on UConn Health\u2019s Farmington campus.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the students won a wellness grant from the national ASDA for their idea to host a blood drive. Third-year student Madeline Montenegro, a member of UConn\u2019s ASDA chapter and an active volunteer with the American Red Cross, proposed the idea after learning that many of her classmates were interested in donating blood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have heard a lot of interest from my classmates about donating blood,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0reached\u00a0out to the Red Cross for their approval, and\u00a0the\u00a0plan was set in motion,\u201d said Madeline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wonderplugingallery-container\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-container-378\" style=\"max-width:500px;margin:0 auto;\"><div class=\"wonderplugingallery\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-378\" data-galleryid=\"378\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"900\" data-skin=\"light\" data-playsinline=\"false\" data-mutevideo=\"false\" data-random=\"false\" data-autoslide=\"false\" data-autoplayvideo=\"false\" data-schemamarkup=\"false\" data-stopallplaying=\"false\" data-reloadonvideoend=\"false\" data-donotuseposter=\"false\" data-enabletabindex=\"false\" data-loadnextonvideoend=\"false\" data-hidetitlewhenvideoisplaying=\"false\" data-disablehovereventontouch=\"false\" data-autoslideandplayafterfirstplayed=\"false\" data-html5player=\"true\" data-responsive=\"true\" data-fullwidth=\"false\" data-showtitle=\"true\" data-showdescription=\"true\" data-showplaybutton=\"true\" data-showfullscreenbutton=\"true\" data-showtimer=\"true\" data-showcarousel=\"true\" data-galleryshadow=\"false\" data-slideshadow=\"true\" data-thumbshowtitle=\"false\" data-thumbshadow=\"true\" data-lightboxshowtitle=\"true\" data-lightboxshowdescription=\"true\" data-specifyid=\"true\" data-donotinit=\"false\" data-addinitscript=\"false\" data-triggerresize=\"false\" data-thumbcolumnsresponsive=\"false\" data-thumbverticalmiddle=\"true\" data-removeinlinecss=\"true\" data-switchonmouseover=\"false\" data-showcategory=\"true\" data-showimgtitle=\"false\" data-titlesmallscreen=\"false\" data-initsocial=\"true\" data-showsocial=\"false\" data-showemail=\"false\" data-showfacebook=\"true\" data-showtwitter=\"true\" data-showpinterest=\"true\" data-socialrotateeffect=\"true\" data-doshortcodeontext=\"false\" data-loop=\"0\" data-duration=\"1500\" data-slideduration=\"1000\" data-slideshowinterval=\"6000\" data-googleanalyticsaccount=\"\" data-resizemode=\"fill\" data-imagetoolboxmode=\"mouseover\" data-effect=\"fade\" data-padding=\"12\" data-bgcolor=\"\" data-bgimage=\"\" data-thumbwidth=\"65\" data-thumbheight=\"45\" data-thumbgap=\"8\" data-thumbrowgap=\"16\" data-lightboxtextheight=\"72\" data-lightboxtitlecss=\"{color:#333333; 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