Be a Hero at the Big House

Be a Hero at the Big House on Sunday, November 1st by signing up to donate blood, join the organ donor registry, or join the stem cell registry. This is our largest event of the year and a chance to see Michigan Stadium from the luxurious Jack Roth Stadium Club.

Blood donations count towards the 44th annual Blood Battle competition against OSU and the Abbott Big Ten We Give Blood competition. You don’t want to miss the largest single-day blood drive on the University of Michigan campus. Click here to schedule your appointment. 

Join us for entertainment, activities, giveaways, special guests, and more throughout the day.

Sign up to volunteer on 11/1/26

Sign up to volunteer on 10/31/26

Schedule

10:00-12:00 Meet the Wolverines Trooper, Motty the Mott Block, Buddy the Blood Drop, and Mitty the Mitten

10:50-11:00 Mascot dance-off

12:30-12:45 Door prize drawing #1

1:00-3:00 Watch the Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings on the club suite TVs

2:00-3:00 The Michigan G-Men acapella performance

4:30-4:45 Door prizing drawing #2

And so much more!

All Day

Donate Blood in the Blood Battle competition against OSU & We Give Blood competition against the Big Ten

Join the organ donor registry

Join the stem cell/bone marrow registry

Play games and participate in fun, family-friendly activities

Post on the social media feed

Grab some cider & doughnuts

Score a free t-shirt

Enter to win one of our exciting door prizes

Create a comfort blanket for organ donor families

Can't Make it to Be a Hero?

1. Schedule a blood drive appointment between 10/19/2026 and 11/25/2026 to help us beat OSU in the annual Blood Battle competition! Visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code "goblue" for a list of participating drives.

2. Register all donations completed in the continental United States between 8/26/26 and 12/5/26 at bigten.org/abbott/michigan to help us win the We Give Blood competition.