The Ninth Annual MacRumors Blood Drive runs for the month of May 2018. We ask you to donate blood and platelets this month, register as an organ donor, and/or register for the bone marrow registry. 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 organ or bone marrow donor gives you the potential to preserve the life of someone who suffers organ failure or cure someone of a life-threatening disease.
We hope to add many new donations to the results from our eight previous Blood Drives, which have collectively recorded donations of 470 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 an organ donor. Register as a bone marrow donor.
Since we're in cyberspace we don't collect blood ourselves. Donate blood or platelets at any 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.
Registering as an organ donor is easy. Depending on your country, you may be able to register online by filling out a form. You may be asked to sign a donor card or put a sticker on your driver's license. 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! 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 and news about the change this year in the U.K. policy. Please support our drive whether or not you can donate blood yourself.
2. Let us know about itRegistering as an organ donor is easy. Depending on your country, you may be able to register online by filling out a form. You may be asked to sign a donor card or put a sticker on your driver's license. 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! 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 and news about the change this year in the U.K. policy. 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 an organ donor or a bone marrow 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 donated in April, 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 and you'll both join our Honor Roll.
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