bloody help
I used to give blood on a regular basis because my college and high school had giant signs and made it easy for me sign up. It was a social event, free egg salad sandwiches and cookies. Since I graduated UConn, I seem to have forgotten about donating blood. So I have decided to stop being lazy and I found a blood bank in Seattle. They have a website and a current list of blood drives, times and locations in the city. You can sign up on line and have them send you an email reminder. I’m glad I took two seconds to look for a blood drive because there’s plenty of drives happening every week to my surprise. It’s amazing how passive one can get if there aren’t signs and people approaching you to donate. It takes a lot of effort to be a grown-up sometimes. The red cross has a website with searchable blood drives as well, although they are not in Seattle.
Perhaps you don’t give blood on a regular basis, or used to but have slacked like me. Here’s a few reasons why you should hurry up and make an appointment to give blood.
1. You can save someones life. There isn’t a substitute for human blood. Isn’t that enough? A pint of blood can help up to 3 people.
2. Selfish: it’s good for your body to blood let and replenish your blood supply with fresh blood.
2. Every 2 seconds in America someone needs blood.
3. If half the people who donate one time a year were to donate a second time, the Red Cross wouldn’t have shortages of blood.
So I’ll get off my soapbox now. Perhaps you are encouraged to be a little more altruistic for yo fellow peeps.