Augmenting Reality for Blood in Japan

The idea of giving blood is popping up all over the place! I had a pretty low-key night yesterday, yet still found a ‘Give Blood’ advertisement in the first level […]

Australian Red Cross Blood Advertisement

I’m often astonished by the amazing and creative ideas that ARC undertakes to recruit blood donors! In this case, I am not talking about the American Red Cross (which is […]

Gift of Life Marathon (Vermont)

As someone whom has been very active with the intense work that goes into a large blood drive, I greatly appreciate hearing how other communities take up the challenge. The […]

365 Things to do in Vancouver

I’ve lived in Vancouver for about a year now and talked some relatives into actually moving up as well. They keep asking, ‘what is there to do in Vancouver?’. Now […]

Muslim Community Blood Drive

Remember two weeks ago when I posted about the chance at Blazers Tickets? Turns out there is a great story behind it, and KGW has the scoop! The Portland chapter […]

Vampires Give Back

For those Twilight-fans out there, last week was pretty exciting. The fourth book, Breaking Dawn, was released near the end of 2008 and the finality of the book brought up […]

Save Lives, Give Yolk!

In honor of Easter (and Passover!), we’re passing along a question from our friends at the American Red Cross of Montclair-Glen Ridge-Nutley. Q: If human beings give blood, what do […]

The Man with the Golden Arm

Here is a story from the DailyMail (UK) about how an Australian blood donor has made a far reaching impact. Not too long ago, thousands of babies in Australia were […]

Update on César Chávez Challenge

A few weeks ago I mentioned the 2010 National César E. Chávez Blood Drive Challenge. César Chávez’s birthday, March 31, is celebrated as a holiday, intended to promote service to […]

Win Free Blazer Tickets!

Here is your chance to show your spirit at life-saving, and potentially to show off your team spirit as well! The American Red Cross is hosting a blood drive on […]