However, Appalachian State University broke the record in September 2008 when it collected 1,060 pints.
The drive begins Tuesday at 7 a.m. at the Smith Center. It ends and 6 p.m. and the goal is to collect 1,100 pints.
UNC trying to reclaim blood drive record
CHAPEL HILL In 1993, the school set the record for the largest, single-day, single-site blood drive in the state when it collected 1,052 pints at the annual Carolina Blood Drive.
