The Eighth Annual MacRumors Blood Drive runs for the month of May 2017. We ask you to donate blood and platelets this month, register for the bone marrow registry, and/or register as an organ donor. We especially welcome first-time donors. Remember that every donor was once a first-time donor.
Your blood or platelet donation will help other people survive or recover from injury, surgery, or illness. Your registration as a potential bone marrow or organ donor gives you the potential to cure someone of a life-threatening disease or preserve the life of someone who suffers organ failure.
We hope to add many new donations to the results from our seven previous Blood Drives, which have collectively recorded donations of 381 units of blood, platelets, and plasma, as well as new members of organ donor and bone marrow registries. See the MacRumors Blood Drives FAQ for details.
How to participate in the MacRumors Blood Drive:
1. Donate blood or platelets. Register as a bone marrow donor. Register as an organ donor.
Since we're in cyberspace we don't collect blood ourselves. Donate blood or platelets at a donation center in your area. Pick a day when you can spare an hour or two and make an appointment. See the Blood and Platelet Donation FAQ for details and donor centers by country.
To register to be a stem cell or bone marrow donor you typically fill out a form and have your cheek swabbed. Nothing to it! Registering as an organ donor is just as easy. Depending on your country, most of it can be done online by filling out a form. You may be asked to sign a donor card or put a sticker on your driver's license. See the Organ, Tissue, and Bone Marrow Donation page for details and donor programs by country.
Not everyone is eligible to donate blood. There are restrictions on age, weight, donation frequency, health conditions, etc. See the Blood donor eligibility thread for discussions of the donor restrictions on sexually active gay males, which continues to be controversial. If you can't donate blood, you may be able to register as a marrow and organ donor. Please support our drive whether or not you can donate blood yourself.
2. Let us know about itTo register to be a stem cell or bone marrow donor you typically fill out a form and have your cheek swabbed. Nothing to it! Registering as an organ donor is just as easy. Depending on your country, most of it can be done online by filling out a form. You may be asked to sign a donor card or put a sticker on your driver's license. See the Organ, Tissue, and Bone Marrow Donation page for details and donor programs by country.
Not everyone is eligible to donate blood. There are restrictions on age, weight, donation frequency, health conditions, etc. See the Blood donor eligibility thread for discussions of the donor restrictions on sexually active gay males, which continues to be controversial. If you can't donate blood, you may be able to register as a marrow and organ donor. Please support our drive whether or not you can donate blood yourself.
The reward for donating or registering is personal satisfaction from helping others. But we want to add to your reward by giving you a well-deserved pat on the back.
After you donate, post to tell us about your donation or registration experience. If you donated blood or platelets, tell us how many units and if you're a first-time donor. Tell us if you've just registered as a bone marrow donor or an organ donor. You can post photos too if you want.
We're keeping an Honor Roll to give you public thanks for your generosity, and to encourage others. If you already donated recently, please post to let us know.
- Let others know about the need for these donations. Convince a friend, relative, classmate, or coworker to donate blood. If you do, tell us about it.
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