🩸 STANDING TOGETHER IN SERVICE
Honoring 25 Years Through Service
As we commemorate the **25th Anniversary of September 11, 2001**, Rutgers University–Newark invites our **faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends** to turn remembrance into action.
From **September 8–18, 2026**, join our **Standing Together in Service** initiative and honor the lives lost, the courage of those who served, and the spirit of unity that brought our nation together.
🩸 GIVE BLOOD. GIVE HOPE.
Participate in our Virtual Blood Drive and represent Rutgers in the Abbott and Big Ten® Blood Drive Competition. One donation can help save up to three lives while helping Rutgers compete for a **$1 million grant**.
It’s simple:Donate blood at any blood drive or blood center in the U.S, credit your donation to Rutgers University at BigTen.org/Abbott or text GIVEBLOOD to 222688 (ABBOTT).
No matter where you are, you can serve.
25 years later, we remember by standing together—and giving back.
#RUNStandingTogether25 | #RUNGivesBlood**
Organized by: Rutgers University Police Department • Rutgers Institutional Planning and Operations • Rutgers University–Newark Staff Council • Rutgers University–Newark Office of Veterans Affairs
Challenge your friends (or anyone for that matter) to a friendly competition! Who will win the battle to do the most social good for your community?
Put your virtual blood drive campaign against one or even multiple other campaigns to see who can recruit more blood donors for the American Red Cross.
