The University of Missouri’s annual Homecoming blood drive is the largest American Red Cross collegiate blood drive in the nation. Each year’s drive comes with a goal: to shatter the record from the year prior. This year, the blood drive collected 5,070 units of blood, estimated to save 15,200 lives. Senior Ella Rose Ferguson, a member of the Blood Drive Committee, described how she felt while setting up for the event. “It was just so sweet and so moving after we got everything set up, just looking out on all the beds and everything,” Ferguson said. ”I think it was just crazy to picture, just over the course of four days, how many lives we get to save.” Story | Hannah Halterman Graphic | Isabel Brauhn imb_media #homecoming #mizzou #mizzouhomecoming #blooddrive #redcross #donate #record #recordbreaker #college #themaneater