Did you know?
1. A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood.
2. 1 donation can potentially save up to 3 lives!
3. The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O.
4. Blood and platelets cannot be manufactured; they must come from volunteer donors.
5. Approximately 36,000 units of red blood cells are needed every day in the U.S.
Can’t donate blood? Make a monetary donation instead! Follow the link to our Gofundme here: https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/newtek-blood-or-money/melaniestebens
Challenge your friends (or anyone for that matter) to a friendly competition! Who will win the battle to do the most social good for your community?
Put your virtual blood drive campaign against one or even multiple other campaigns to see who can recruit more blood donors for the American Red Cross.
