Staff and students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) are doing their bit to help save Australian lives through blood donations.The annual Intercampus Blood Challenge is being held over the next four months and blood donations made by staff and students will be tallied.There's fierce competition amongst the campuses for the two award categories: the most total donations; and the highest percentage of donations.CSU in Port Macquarie has taken out the Challenge's highest percentage category for the past two years. CSU in Bathurst won the highest total donations in 2016.The University is also supporting the Australian Red Cross Blood Service's latest group donation campaign, known as Red25, with a large number of new students registering interest in donating blood during orientation week.In the 2016 Red25 program, staff and students at CSU in Albury-Wodonga won the Most Plasma Donations (Education) category and took second place in the Most Lives Saved category. A total of 183 donations were made, saving more than 450 lives.At CSU in Wagga Wagga, the student club, the Pharmers Society won both the Most Number of Plasma Donations (Education) for 2016 and took out third place in Most Lives Saved category. The pharmacy students were responsible for 118 blood donations, saving 354 Australian lives.To donate blood, call 13 14 95 or visit the website to make an appointment.