|
|
 |
I started to donate blood three years ago. I am doing it
in honor of my dad who passed away on October 18, 1990. He battled
cancer for 8 months and had several blood transfusions. I donate to
honor my special dad.
Patricia-Arab, AL
|
|
|
Host a Blood Drive
What's Involved
The
first step, of course, is to contact your local American Red Cross Blood
Services region by calling 1-800-GIVELIFE (1-800-448-3543). When you
call, you will be put in touch with a blood drive representative, who
will contact you without delay to discuss your blood drive opportunity.
Your Red Cross representative will want to learn more about your
group or organization, its size, and where, when and how often you are
together, and how you communicate with each other. You may be asked to
answer some additional questions to ensure your group meets certain
minimum requirements.
Then you'll begin planning your actual blood drive. Together with
your representative, you'll establish a mutual goal for your drive,
based on the size of your group, and how many people you think will
participate. You'll secure a date and time for the drive, and you'll
select an appropriate site.
Successful blood drives are a true partnership between the host or
sponsoring organization, the donors, and the American Red Cross.
We now offer a new recruitment tool for blood drive sponsors to
encourage potential donors to give blood – four American Red Cross web
movies. Links to the web movies can be sent via email to potential
donors in the organization. Viewing the movies requires the latest
version of Macromedia Flash Player 6, which is free to download if
prompted. Note: The movies are designed to view using a high-speed
connection.
|