I work for Blood Assurance, a Chattanooga , Tennessee based regional blood bank as a Telerecruiter. That means that I’m on the phones every day asking donors to come in for another blood donation. I work with a team of people who like me are tasked with helping to insure a safe and adequate blood supply for the people and hospitals we serve. It’s not an easy job but it’s important work. Success comes from lives saved and making a connection with donors in the community who also want to help save lives with their blood donations.
On 14 June 2023, World Blood Donor Day will again be celebrated throughout the world. Officially designated as an annual event by the World Health Assembly in 2005, the Day provides a special opportunity to celebrate and thank voluntary blood donors around the world for their gift of blood and has become a major focus for action towards achieving universal access to safe blood transfusion.
I donated blood today at Church which brings together a couple of worlds of mine. Twice a year we do a blood drive which I organize because it helps those in need. In full disclosure, I work at Blood Assurance which is our regional blood bank that brings a mobile donation unit to the church. We do this as an outreach to our community to provide life-saving blood to patients in the hospitals we serve.
These emails are always fun to get. It’s always a great feeling to know I helped someone live another day or more. Donating blood is something I do to help others which is a great story.
It’s always cool to get these emails saying my latest blood donation has shipped to help three patients in need. Donating is a great way to help family, friends and neighbors.
I love it when I get this email from the blood bank where I work that my donation is on the way to help someone. It is indeed a good feeling knowing that a life might be saved with this gift of life.
Do something in your area to help folks out. It doesn’t take much. Just time and some love.
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