Tag: blood
Yo Young Blood Donors!
Yo yo yo! Wuz up, my dawgs?! Wanna shake your laffy taffy all the way down to the Red Cross to donate some blood? I heard that helping to save […]
Find Love: Volunteer
How’s this for a cute story? LaRee considers it her responsibility as a Red Cross volunteer to make sure that people feel comfortable after giving blood. As a warm and […]
Threadless Tee Roundup
As we’ve mentioned before, the blogettes at the Red Cross like to shop. While we’re diligently searching for that perfect vintage coat or those stylish — yet comfortable — pair […]
Whose Life Will You Help Save?
Lauren Larsen became a multi-gallon blood recipient during the near-fatal birth of her only child. Several of her actual blood donors talk about what it was like to meet Lauren—and […]
The Leech is Back!
Back by popular demand, the leech has resurfaced in hospitals as a fashionable medicinal blood-sucking tool. I’m not talking about the horror movie, human-terrorizing type of leech, or the 19th […]
Flickr Finds: Oregon Red Cross Nurses
Look at these ladies, circa 1952! I can’t decide what I like better — the fashion and the hairstyles or the sweet bus. Now that’s the sort of ride I’d […]
“Stand Up, Stand Out, Stand Proud” Blood Drive
When you live in a cool city, that usually means that you rarely get the chance to check out the boutique-y and chic-y local lodging (why pay for a hotel […]
Everybody seems to think I’m lazy…
… I don’t mind. I think they’re crazy! Remember the lazy-person-friendly blood donor campaign I told you about a few months ago? The one that gives you the chance to […]
Temperatures Rise, Red Cross Blood Donor Turnout Falls
Will somebody please turn down the heat? The recent heat wave has left Red Cross schedulers struggling to get blood donor appointments. Plus, nearly 20% of those who do schedule […]
Flickr Finds: I’m An A+
The perfect combination of our “Are You My Type?” buttons (as seen at Singles CPR) and Tara’s recent post about blood type personalities. We might just need to borrow this […]