I kind of thought about this yesterday. They say that every pint of blood you donate saves three lives.  So who would you dedicate those "lives" to?

I am very proud of this. I haven't been great about getting it filled out, but it's still pretty great.
I am very proud of this. I haven't been great about getting it filled out, but it's still pretty great.
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Don't confuse my little concept with a "credited donation". If you have a friend or loved one that needs blood, you can donate towards their needs and save them some bucks.  I'm thinking more like when people say the "donate money in your name" to a charity during Christmas.

So who's names do I donate in?  I donate in honor of my long distance friends Don Hackler & Jonathan Belafonte Newman who probably wish they never had to hear the word "blood' again.

Second, I dedicate this donation to all of my biker friends. I hope not a single one of you needs a drop this riding season.

Third, I want to send a little to all the babies in N.I.C.U. units.  I was told that sometimes these babies only need a tablespoon of platelets to get them a good start on life.

That last dedication left me with a little left over and I dedicate that to my critics and haters.  How about you prove that you have a moral high ground to discuss topics with me by making a donation at your local blood center?

Yep, I took a beautiful thing and sullied it a bit there at the end.  That's okay. If it gets more people to a blood center then it's worth it. Just remember that your blood donations help REAL PEOPLE, and if dedicating it to REAL PEOPLE makes the need and more urgency more real to you, then why not dedicate you donation to the lives of three people or groups of people that you know?  Our local blood center is at 48th and University.  You can connect with them on Facebook here.

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