That’s right – today I saved 3 lives in just 1 hour!
At least, that is what the Red Cross Blood Bank Port Macquarie tell me anyway.
I had a bit of spare time between window cleaning jobs today, and was looking for a way to use it profitably, so I dropped in to the Port Macquarie Red Cross Blood Bank to make a blood donation. That’s how simple it is to save 3 lives!
For those of you who have donated blood before, if you haven’t been for a while, it is a great time to get along and make a new donation – leading up to Christmas is always a busy time, so less people make the time to make a blood donation, but blood is just as much in demand!
If you haven’t donated before, I would encourage you to consider dropping in to make your first donation. With a single donation saving 3 lives, and only taking about an hour, there really is no reason not to. There is a good chance you will need a blood donation at some stage in your life, so it is sort of like paying it forward! The process is pretty much painless, and you even get a snack and/or drink afterwards, all served up by the friendly staff.
Today was actually my first plasma donation (after many previous full blood donations). Plasma donation is just as painless, but means that I am able to donate again in a much shorter timeframe. And every donation can be used to save up to 3 lives!
Next time I’m cleaning your windows, make sure you let me know the last time you donated blood, and lets see how many lives we can save between us!