Donating Blood

Every minute of every day, someone needs blood. That blood can only come from a volunteer donor, a person like oneself who makes the choice to donate. When one makes a blood donation, they are joining a very select group. Currently only three out of every one hundred people in America donate blood. From its beginning, the American Red Cross has formed a community of service, of generous, strong, and decent people bound by beliefs beyond themselves. The American Red Cross blood donor embodies this principle. Please join the world in our mission to maintain a safe and stable blood supply by making your appointment to donate blood today! Give blood this month because it is national blood donor month, the Haiti earthquake left many people in need, and there are people in hospitals that are in need of blood every day. First off, there is something very special about the month of January: It is National Blood Donor Month. It is the month out of every year to pay special attention to the people who are in dire need of blood transfusions. It also acts as a reminder for us to be aware of the importance of donating blood for the rest of our lives. Did you know, someone needs blood every 3 seconds in our country alone? That the average amount of blood needed every day in the U.S. is 40,000 units? There is no substitute of human blood. The only people that can help people who have lost blood from tragic disasters such as car accidents, fires, diseases, etc. are donators. A bleeding trauma victim can run through 100 units of blood in no time. Also, within one’s lifetime 60% of the population will need to be given blood, yet less than 5% of the population donates. That number needs to be drastically increased in order to help our nation and save the lives of innocent people. Secondly, a tragic event occurred last week, the Haiti earthquake. So many lives were affected by this disaster. Many people have donated money to help the victims of the earthquake, but this money