Hi, I'm Coach Lucy. Welcome to the Iconic Excellence Challenge!
Dr. Charles R. Drew figured out how to store blood safely and get it to the people who need it. The Red Cross blood program he launched in 1941 still saves lives every single day, including for people living with sickle cell.
This challenge is part of our Reality Health Games series. You'll watch the film, learn his story, play three games, sing along to a song written in his honor, and earn coins every step of the way. Go at your own pace. I'll be right here with you.
— Coach Lucy
First time here? Here's how it works
Four parts, done in any order. Every step is a square on your bingo card.
Take a quick Pre-Check, watch the Red Cross film Iconic Excellence, flip 10 facts, and see why his work matters for sickle cell today.
Put his life in order, spot the myths, match the moments, and fill in the lyrics to It's in the Blood.
Take the Post-Check. Score 8 out of 10 and see how much you've grown since the Pre-Check.
Take the Drew Pledge to give blood, and add your voice to the Impact & Legacy Wall.
300LEARN It Coins
+50LIVE It Coins
+25SHARE It Coins
This Reality Health Games Challenge is inspired by and dedicated to our passionate partners — the American Red Cross Southern Arizona, the Sickle Cell Foundation of Arizona, and the Arizona Achievers Foundation. Dr. Drew's is a story that needs to be known, and we are honored to include this legacy trailblazer as part of our challenge series.
A word from your coaches
Pre-Knowledge Check
Ten quick questions — no pressure, no wrong way to do it. It shows you what you already know, so you can see how much you've grown when you take the Post-Check at the end.
🪙 +10 LEARN It · just for trying
Watch Iconic Excellence
The American Red Cross documentary, made with Dr. Drew's family, the NAACP, and Omega Psi Phi, marking 85 years since he became the first medical director of the Red Cross Blood Program.
🪙 +100 LEARN It · watch to the end
Watch the whole film to earn your coins. Change the speed any time — skipping ahead isn't counted. Your place is saved on this device.
🎬 Listen for these moments
They're all in the Knowledge Check and the games.
- Banked Blood — his Columbia research
- Blood for Britain — plasma for WWII wounded
- 1941 — first Red Cross Blood Program medical director
- The bloodmobile — taking donation to the donor
- One blood — why he opposed separating blood by race
- Howard University — the surgeons he trained
- Setting the record straight — two questions the film answers
Featuring his daughters and grandchildren, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson, and Red Cross medical officer Dr. Yvette Miller. Narrated by DeMarco Morgan.
10 Facts Everyone Should Know
Tap each card to flip it. Flip all ten to earn your coins.
🪙 +30 LEARN It · 0/10 flipped
Why His Legacy Matters for Sickle Cell Today
The documentary premiered during Sickle Cell Awareness Month — and that timing is no accident.
🪙 +10 LEARN It
Americans live with sickle cell disease — most of them Black or African American.
people with sickle cell depend on regular blood transfusions as part of their care.
Black donors are nearly three times more likely than donors of other races or ethnicities to provide the blood most commonly needed by sickle cell patients.
of the nation's blood supply comes from the American Red Cross — the program Dr. Drew helped launch in 1941.
For someone with sickle cell, the closest possible blood match matters — and a close match most often comes from a donor with a similar background. Dr. Drew proved blood has no color line. Today, a diverse donor community is how we honor that truth.
Play the Legacy
Three games, 25 LEARN It Coins each.
🗓️ Timeline of a Legacy 🪙 +25
Tap the moments of Dr. Drew's life in the order they happened, earliest first.
🔍 Myth or Fact? 🪙 +25 · 8/10 to win
Some stories about Dr. Drew are true. Some are powerful — but wrong. Can you tell the difference?
🧩 Match the Moment 🪙 +25
Flip two cards at a time. Match each term to what it means in Dr. Drew's story.
It's in the Blood · Honoring Dr. Drew
An original Force for Health song. Dr. Drew's home was filled with music — so it's fitting that his story is one you can sing.
🪙 +25 LEARN It · Lyric Link
🎵 Lyric Link Challenge
Fill in the missing word in each line from the song. Every blank is a fact about Dr. Drew.
📜 Full lyrics · It's in the Blood
Post-Knowledge Check
The same ten questions as your Pre-Check. Score 8 or better to earn your coins — and see how far you've come. Retake as often as you like.
🪙 +50 LEARN It · 8/10 to pass
Take the Drew Pledge
"The work isn't history if somebody still needs blood." Pick at least one way you'll carry Dr. Drew's work forward this season.
🩸 LIVE It · Take the Drew Pledge 🪙 +50 LIVE It
Pick at least one way you'll carry his work forward this season.
The Tucson Screening, Relived
On September 29 the American Red Cross Southern Arizona, the Sickle Cell Foundation of Arizona and the Arizona Achievers Foundation filled The Loft Cinema to screen the film and talk about what comes next. Every moment is here.
Eight clips from the night, in the order it happened, each with its own write-up.
Watch the recaps → ⚡In Case You Missed ItFive takeaways and six moments, in about three minutes.
Catch up → 💬Quote BankAll 32 verbatim quotes. Tap to hear each one from the exact second.
Read the quotes → 🎙️Speaker GalleryEleven voices, from the Red Cross to Sickle Cell Warriors.
Meet the speakers → 🎯Event Knowledge Check5- and 10-point checks from what the speakers said. Earn LEARN It Coins.
Test yourself →Heard at The Loft
Three voices from the night. Tap a name to hear the rest.
“Dr. Drew didn't leave a trail. He left a highway.”
“We have to build the supply before the emergency happens.”
“Our movement goes at the pace of trust, and that's where we're at today.”
About the screening
Dr. Charles Drew Movie Screening
- 📅 Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 4:30–6:30 PM
- 📍 The Loft Cinema · 3233 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, Arizona
- 🎤 Featured speaker Dr. Yvette Miller, a nationally recognized leader in transfusion medicine and public health
- 🗣️ Film screening · reception · community voices in honor of Sickle Cell Awareness Month
My Iconic Excellence Bingo Card
Nine squares. 300 LEARN It Coins. Fill a row for a BINGO — fill the whole card for the Iconic Excellence Badge.
0 LEARN It
0 LIVE It
0 SHARE It
Tap a square to open it · Your progress saves on this device
His legacy is in the blood.
Every donor, every teacher, every life we reach carries Dr. Drew's work forward. Learn it. Live it. Share it.