The only one that comes to mind is comedian/actor Rowan Atkinson did the adverts for them in the UK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH1p2_NfzJQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH1p2_NfzJQ
The great thing about doing something good, is that it is OK to do it for any reason that makes you happy (even credit on a MacRumors thread) because at the end of the day it benefits people.
If I was dying, I wouldn't care if someone gave me blood because their MacRumor buddies would like them more. They saved my life. Why is it so bad they did it for one reason or another?
If people would do more good things because of threads on MacRumors, how cool would that be?
The only one that comes to mind is comedian/actor Rowan Atkinson did the adverts for them in the UK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH1p2_NfzJQ
I donated and I am "O" Positive. I was hoping to be A or B negative to donate for some one who needed AB Negative. Anyway, I will keep on donating and hoping my blood would be useful to someone.
Another advantage is that it leaves more blood in the blood banks for people who can't do without a transfusion.But it may interest people who are actually facing surgery that many of the best surgeons are moving to use less and less blood. They find that recovery is faster and easier (also means cheaper for everyone, although that's less important) when foreign substances are not introduced to the body, including blood. And complications are almost invariably fewer.
Same here. I donated platelets monthly for years, but since I was put on a new set of MS meds, I'm no longer allowed to.Good job those of you who can donate blood. The meds I take for Multiple Sclerosis prohibit me from donating, or I would.
^^^ Great!I donated whole blood today at 9AM.
May is over so the MacRumors 2011 Blood Drive has ended but the need for blood and platelets continues.
Here are the results of this year's blood drive, with donations by MacRumors members and their family members that were reported in our blood drive thread:
Blood: 30 donations, 32 unitsCongratulations to everyone who participated, including the following users who posted about their donations:
Platelets: 7 donations, 15 units
Plasma: 1 donation, 2 units
Totals: 35 donors, 36 donations, 49 units
Alexmoo, bpal1, Doctor Q, DoubleVision19, drewsof07, eawmp1, erzeszut, funone0, FutureBlake, fysh3, G4-power, houdinize, iomar, iwbyte, iXtina, jbachandouris, Jeff Meredith, kainjow, mickbab, Monkeyfoahead, mosidee, olela, opspin, rneumann, Shaun.P, shaynes, silexh, skinuca, spillproof and family, stridemat, tooz, Uffish Thought, ulbadorSpecial mention: iwbyte donated triple units of platelets twice!
If you are a regular donor, please continue to look for opportunities to donate. If you are an eligible donor who hasn't donated before, consider making your first donation and saving a life.