MacRumors is pleased to announce the
Seventh Annual MacRumors Blood Drive, throughout the month of May 2016. Our goal every year is to save lives by increasing the number of life-saving blood and platelet donations. While most blood drives are specific to a geographic location, our blood drive is online and worldwide. To date we have recorded donations of over 300 units of blood and platelets.
Led by CEO Tim Cook,
Apple supports health, relief, and charity efforts, including the recent
Apps for Earth promotion. The MacRumors Blood Drive is run by the staff and volunteers of
MacRumors.
We ask that you:
1.
Donate blood or platelets at any donation center near you, join the
bone marrow registry in your country, and sign up for the
organ donor registry in your state, province, or country.
2. Post in the MacRumors 2016 Blood Drive! thread to tell us about it and to accept our thanks.
3. Share our message with other people you know.
For details see the
MacRumors 2016 Blood Drive! thread and our traditional
Honor Roll of donors.
There are many
reasons that you should participate in the MacRumors Blood Drive. Consider what some of our forum members have said:
User A.Goldberg:User TheBean75:User I14:
How to participate
1. If you are eligible, schedule a blood or platelet donation (see
FAQ), in May if possible. Register for the bone marrow registry and/or register as an organ donor (see
FAQ).
2. If you aren't eligible to donate blood for reasons of health, age, height/weight, recent donation, or the temporary deferral for gay men that applies in many countries, please encourage someone else to make a donation, and let us know. The U.S. FDA has
revised the rules since last year; see our
Blood donor eligibility forum thread.
3. Help our drive by thanking donors and convincing friends and relatives to donate as well.
Article Link:
MacRumors 2016 Blood Drive