The fall blood drive will be more than just giving blood and getting a cookie and juice afterward.

Jamie Matthews, a DJ from 105.1 FM, will be donating on the air at about 2:45 p.m. Monday; there will be a raffle going on all week, giving away gift certificates to restaurants, as well as T-shirts, manicures and pedicures; and several classes are offering extra credit to students who donate, said Molly Thrall, co-director of the blood drive.

If students aren’t able to donate, they can still volunteer their time by working at the canteen and passing out snacks to donors, escorting donors from the donation spot to the canteen and passing out fliers on campus.

Alisa Frandsen, an adviser to the blood drive and program coordinator in the Dean of Students office, said she will be donating Monday morning.

Blood taken from the blood drive will go to The Blood Center of Iowa, Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, the Red Cross of Omaha, the Red Cross of Waterloo and the Southeast Iowa Blood Center of Ottumwa, said Thrall, junior in nutritional science.

The blood will most likely stay in the Midwest, but there is the possibility it could end up overseas to be given to troops in Iraq and elsewhere in the Mideast.

“All blood centers have the potential to give the blood where it’s most needed,” Thrall said.

To give blood, a donor must weigh at least 110 pounds and at least 56 days must have passed since the donor last gave blood, she said. The donor must also be in good health and have an iron level that is high enough, Thrall said.

In the past, the blood drive has had between 1,500 to 2,000 donations; this spring there were almost 2,000 donations in the first four days, and 2,000 are expected for the drive this week, Thrall said.