Marco Villa Scholarship Raffle
The first presentation of the PDC Memorial Scholarship took place in 2004. Fourteen years later, members of the PDC Alpha Sigma student chapter are still raising money annually through a week-long raffle for this scholarship and, most importantly, to honor Marco Villa’s memory. Brother Marco Villa (PharmD ’96) was an outstanding pharmacy student known by many for his exemplary commitment and leadership to brotherhood and the community. This year’s raffle was successful with over 30 prizes and over 300 tickets sold.
Blood Drive
Phi Delta Chi Alpha Sigma celebrated National Donate Life Month by organizing a blood drive in partnership with LifeSource and the UIC chapter of APhA-ASP International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation. The blood drive was held on Tuesday, April 24that UIC Student Center West. Phi Delta Chi volunteers recruited donors and helped to spread awareness throughout the campus about the importance of blood donation. We were able to collect 29 units of blood, which was used within the following 2-3 days in our local community hospitals. This helped to potentially save 87 lives! Every 2 seconds, someone needs blood and each year 4.5 million Americans would die without blood transfusions. As such, we are very thankful to our donors and volunteers that made this blood drive a success. Our chapter continues to hold bi-annual blood drives in order to help save lives while spreading knowledge about the importance of helping others in your community.
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