Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) and Community Bank are excited to announce the launching of our annual Community Bank College Scholarship Blood Bowl competition between Mississippi Universities. This event is aimed at encouraging blood donations and supporting scholarships for college students across Mississippi during the month of January. Each university is encouraged to host blood drive(s) on campus or off in order to capture the highest number of blood products throughout the contest timeframe. As in year’s past, the spirited challenge is between:

A $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a donating student at the university with the highest number of blood donations within one bracket. A $250 scholarship is awarded to a donating student at each of the other participating universities within each bracket.

While the Community Bank College Blood Bowl competition is aimed to educate students, it is also open to communities, faculty, and alumni to help boost the participation and bragging rights among participating universities. Furthermore, this year we are including a Winner’s Trophy for the University to proudly display on campus so that everyone can see their commitment to saving lives in Mississippi.