College camps collect more blood in Assam than almost any other source, young donors, one campus, one day. But the difference between a camp that collects 100 units and one that collects 10 is almost always preparation, not turnout. Here is the working playbook. ## Step 1, the blood centre decides, not the college A camp is only legal when a licensed blood centre runs it. Approach your district medical college or civil hospital blood bank first. They will send staff, the collection van and the licences. Start this conversation 3,4 weeks before your target date. ## Step 2, pre-register online, before the day The camps that fail are the ones where students sign up on paper and don’t show. The ones that work: 1. Students register on ABD in advance, two minutes on their own phones. 2. The eligibility checker (can I donate?) filters out the “no” answers quietly, anaemia, recent illness, underweight. 3. On camp day, only pre-cleared students queue. The centre’s staff just verify and collect. ## Step 3, the day itself - Hall with ventilation, water and biscuits. Donors must eat before donating.
- Stagger slots by class/year so there is always a queue but never a crowd.
- Rest area with 15 minutes of sitting after donation, no exceptions, no heroism.
- Collect the iron-rich snack plan into the follow-up message. ## Step 4, the follow-up is the real win A one-day camp is a spike. A register is a system: every student who registers stays reachable for the next emergency in your district. Tell donors honestly: you will be alerted only when someone near you needs your group, and you can always say no. ## What a camp is NOT - It is not a place where anyone pays or gets paid, paid donation is illegal.
- It is not a guarantee that every volunteer donates, the doctor’s screening on the day is final, and that is a good thing. Related: find a camp · partner with us · first-time donor guide