Blood Donors
Prospective, new, and experienced donors; as well as the phlebotomists and other staff involved with donation welcome!
Resources:
- Find a place to donate
- How to get involved without donating blood
- Donation intervals between different donation types at the American Red Cross
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True, it reflects where humanity has gone. I've been donating for nearly 20 years now (in several countries) and sadly I mostly see older people there, some in my age braket (late 30s) and hardly ever anyone young.
To me this one is a case where the end justifies the means. If someone is motivated to donate for purely selfish reasons then that is still a win overall.
If it makes you feel better, I'm under 30, and the mod of this community because although I am no super-donor, I didn't see one and I donate often enough I figured that on the small Fediverse I could mod until someone more qualified showed up.
Nice, thanks for setting it up. I guess it's on us to build places like this one here where ingerested people can ask questions. I should look into organising a blood drive.
https://www.redcrossblood.org/hosting-a-blood-drive/learn-about-hosting/how-hosting-a-blood-drive-works.html can help if you are willing to work with the American Red Cross.
indeed. i also havent seen a blood drive in ages....