Starve a Vampire, Donate Blood.

With the wild popularity of “Twilight,” “True Blood,” and the upcoming CW drama, “The Vampire Diaries,” you knew it was only a matter of time before Red Cross started making vampire-blood jokes.
Now Red Cross has made an entire campaign out of it!

To learn more about this campaign and to find a blood drive near you
(just [...]

In Honor of Shark Week!

The 22nd annual Shark Week kicked off on the Discovery Channel this week and is apparently a big hit amongst all sorts of audiences. (It is awfully kind of us to set aside one week a year when we and sharks can call a truce, be friends, and hold hands…errr…fins?)

In honor of Shark Week we [...]

Blood Drives — Always Full of Laughs!

It’s happened to us all  (including the artist of this comic, Chris)– we strut into a blood drive, feeling confident and that it’s only a little pinprick…then we wonder what happened as we gaze up from the floor we passed out on.
(Still, it gives you a good story that is universally relatable.)
Check out the blood [...]

World Blood Donor Day This Sunday!

To celebrate World Blood Donor Day this Sunday, June 14, we thought we’d play a raucous game of DONOR TAG!

Thanks to all blood donors everywhere who give life to save a life.
Go to www.givelife.org to find a blood drive near you!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

It’s that time of year again, where people all across the land throw their hats in the air and celebrate Cinco de Mayo! (A holiday that most Americans admittedly don’t even understand or know what it’s for. But it’s an excuse for fun!)

So alongside your margaritas (and probably, wisely, before them), here are five ways [...]

You Can Donate to Your Local Red Cross Without Spending a Penny!

We all make resolutions for the New Year and as 2009 is kicking off, what will  your goal be?
Why not resolve to help save a life?

As everyone is tightening their belts in the economic recession, it can be hard to find funds when you want to give back to your community. Why [...]

December is Blood Donor Month!

About 8 million donors give over 15 million units of blood each year.
December is Blood Donor Month and we want to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU!

FAST FACTS ABOUT BLOOD DONATION:

Volunteer donors are the main source of blood products for hospital patients.
Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion.
One blood [...]

Blood Drive TOMORROW at your local American Red Cross!

DID YOU KNOW THAT JUST ONE PINT OF BLOOD CAN SAVE UP TO THREE LIVES?
Over 70% of us will need blood at some point in their lives, but less than 5% of the eligible donor population actually donates. Help us change this!
Your local Red Cross is hosting a blood drive TOMORROW, October 16!
TIME: 11:30 am [...]

Don’t Forget To ‘Give a Pint and Get a Pint’ TOMORROW!

Don’t forget about Culver’s “Give a Pint, Get a Pint” tomorrow, July 11, at the Cascade location on 28th St.!
Stop by between noon and 6pm to donate a pint of blood at the American Red Cross blood mobile and get a FREE pint of ICE CREAM!

Thanks for supporting your local Red Cross
and helping to make [...]

Culvers Hosts “Give A Pint, Get A Pint” on July 11!

It’s as simple as this — show up to the Cascade location of Culver’s on July 11, give a pint of blood and get a coupon for a FREE pint of yummy frozen custard!
Help Save a Life!
Every two seconds someone in America needs blood.
The American Red Cross serves as the bridge between over 4 million [...]