Gave blood yesterday. Apparently I move up to the next rank and get a nice blue donor card rather than my current red one. Anyway the reason for this is to encourage you to go out and give blood. I'm am very nervous around needles and blood but still manage to go through with it, so go give it a try.
UK: Blood Donation
US: Red Cross
Canada: Canadian Blood Services
Taiwan: Blood Donation Services
If anyone else from other countries gives blood then please direct people via comments or drop me a mail and I'll post the URL.
You could save lives by doing this, so take 15 minutes out of your life and as the Donation Service in Britain says, 'Do something amazing!'
Posted by Paul Goodison at September 16, 2004 09:55 AM | TrackBackErr, 15 minutes? I'd probably set aside half an hour at least, what with all the form filling, waiting, finger pricking and biscuit eating.
That's not to say it isn't worth doing though. I like going. Take a book, have a read, have a little lie down, attempt to chat up a nurse or two and then have a bourbon biscuit and some tea. All guilt free. As a bonus, you might help to save somebodies live.