Blood drive at Wallace State to honor Sophia Zeigler

Hanceville, Ala. — Wallace State Community College will host LifeSouth Community Blood Centers and Sophia’s Giving Hands Foundation on Tuesday, Aug. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Hanceville campus, for a blood drive held in memory of Sophia Zeigler.

Zeigler tragically lost her life to gun violence at the age of 19, shortly after being accepted at Wallace State to pursue her dream of becoming a sonographer. Her family established a scholarship in her memory with the Wallace State Future Foundation that is awarded twice a year to support minority female students in the sonography program. Additionally, the Sophia’s Giving Hands Foundation was created to continue her spirit of compassion, with a mission to support victims of domestic violence and gun violence.

The Aug. 26 blood drive will be the third blood drive they have held in her memory. Two mobile LifeSouth units will be parked behind the Garlan E. Gudger Student Center to accept blood denotations. Free drinks, snacks, pizza and prizes will be available, and donors will receive a custom t-shirt.

To make an appointment to donate, visit www.lifesouth.org.

For more information about Sophia’s Giving Hands Foundation, visit www.sophiasgivinghands.com.

Donations to the Sophia Nicole Zeigler Memorial Scholarship can be made by visiting the Wallace State Community College Future Foundation website at www.wsccfuturefoundation.org/give/named.

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About Wallace State

Wallace State Community College (Ala.), a member of the Alabama Community College System, is a comprehensive community college in north central Alabama offering more than 200 options in academic, health and technical programs of study leading to an associate degree, certificate or transfer, as well as workforce-credit training and adult education. An Achieving the Dream Leader College, nationally recognized by the Aspen Institute as a finalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, ranked by Southern Business and Development among the Top 3 institutions in the South for workforce development, named a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing and the National Security Administration, rated the Top Online Community College in Alabama, a Military Friendly Institution and an All-Steinway School, Wallace State is an outstanding place for students to pursue their education and career goals. Classes are offered online and on campus, day, evening and on weekends, with numerous start dates each year. Visit Wallace State’s beautiful main campus located on 300-acres in Hanceville, Ala., our satellite location in downtown Oneonta, Ala., find us online at www.wallacestate.edu, or call 256.352.8000.