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Happy Thanksgiving!

How will you actively give thanks this week? Will you put your Red Cross training into action by teaching a CPR class or responding to a house fire? Will you donate blood, assemble Comfort Kits, or serve a meal to someone in need?

Computer Games – Not Just for Wasting Time!

Incidentally my very first blood donation, when I was 17-years-old and in high school, was motivated primarily by my desire to learn my blood type.

Spotlight On: Blood Battle 2011

One of my favorite Red Cross programs – Blood Battle – kicks off this week, and its arrival got me thinking about how I’d like to share some of these programs with you via this blog.

What We’re Reading

Emergency pizza, zombies, superheroes, Keebler cookies, and kisses.

Tweet of the Day

Can I exercise after donating blood?

Tweet of the Day

A faceless, nameless person saved my son’s life yesterday.

What We’re Reading

Hints from Heloise, Volunteering will make you live longer, Small talk saves lives, and more.

It’s Hard to Keep a Good Man Down

At age 98, the nation’s oldest American Red Cross blood donor plans his next donation for Thursday, September 22, 2011 In the last 100 years, the world has seen a man walk on the moon, two world wars transpire, the formation of the United Nations and the introduction of LifeSavers candy. While these historical benchmarks [...]

Follow Your Fellow Blood Donors

Looking for blood donor friends on Twitter? Follow Josh, Elena, Colin, Mike, and William for starters.

Tweet of the Day

Dreams of being a superhero. What are your dreams?