“Thx for saving my life!”

Have you ever thought that you may one day need a blood transfusion? Have you ever thought about where–actually who– that blood might come from? You never know when you […]

The cuddliest red blood cell around

Speaking of educational gifts. . . I can’t stop giggling about all of the items for sale from GIANTmicrobes, a company that makes larger-than-life plush stuffed “animal” microbes. Examples of […]

Uh, why is my plasma green?

We all know that “being green” is pretty trendy right now. But your blood components actually being green? That’s kind of weird/cool/gross to think about… I never really thought about […]

Better Than Girl Scout Cookies?

I’ve been doing some research on Girl Scout cookies. It doesn’t seem like a very broad topic, right? After I dug around, I started asking myself all kinds of questions: […]

Did someone say free Burgerville?

I love Burgerville. I don’t usually eat fast food, but there’s something about their (veggie)burgers that I just can’t resist…and their berry yogurt smoothies and their sweet potato fries and […]

Stop giving excuses, start giving life

Here’s something from the Singapore Red Cross to add to today’s theme of creative international Red Cross advertising. I don’t really need to type a lot. . .the video speaks […]

LumberJax Red Cross Appreciation Day

It’s La(red)crosse Season! (Apologies for the terrible pun)… Come show your support for the American Red Cross this Sunday, March 29th at the LumberJax Lacrosse Red Cross Appreciation Day. The […]