Tag: blood
Volunteering with Blood Services
It is National Volunteer Week and it is worth note that many American Red Cross volunteers work with the Blood Services side of operations. Hundreds of volunteers are needed each […]
34 Gallon Blood Donor gathers National attention
Here is a great story that CNN picked up from Westfield, Massachusetts. Richard Gaylord started donating at High School in 1946. Now he is 81 years old and has donated […]
Youth Blood Challenges Update
Here is a quick update on the youth blood challenges… Results have been updated on the High School Challenge website! Remember, the schools with the highest percentage of blood donation […]
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 […]