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MacRumors 2020 Blood Drive!
- Thread starter Doctor Q
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Definitely true about limited numbers but fast service. I had an appointment last week. When I got there I was told they were full and tried to call me. I made an appointment for earlier in the day today and everything went smoothly.
Two of my blood teams report donations this week; Australia 4 pints and New Zealand 2 pints. Other members of the two teams are supposed to donate later this week.
Fantastic! A wonderful belated birthday present.
That leaves the Blood Drive totals tied as of tdoay: 55 units of blood and 55 units of platelets. Who will break the tie?
The Aussie/NZ teams came through with 2 more pints each. My housekeeper and her squeamish husband who is retired British SAS, also donated this week, his tough-guy image goes out the window when it comes to needles, chuckle!
My two American teams are suppose to donate after the Memorial Day weekend, I will gently remind them, I have dirt on them!
My two American teams are suppose to donate after the Memorial Day weekend, I will gently remind them, I have dirt on them!
Blood donated today. Was my 24th time next time I get a silver pin and gold at 50.
Congratulations in advance. But when you get your silver pin, be very careful not to stick yourself with the point. You might bleed!
Donation 376: two units of platelets. At this rate I just might reach my 400th donation when this drive is happening next year.
Final Blood Drive Tally
The 2020 MacRumors Blood Drive has ended, but you can record donations from now through April 2021 on our 2020-2021 Team Page. These donations will be tallied all year, for the next MacRumors Blood Drive, in May 2021.
We encourage eligible people to continue to donate blood and platelets at any time of year, to spread the word about how important it is, to sign up for the organ donor registry and bone marrow registry, and to encourage others to do the same.
Despite the difficulty of getting appointments during the pandemic, we had excellent Blood Drive totals:
Special mention
For joining the bone marrow registry: @chengengaun.
For multiple blood donations: @JamesMike (organized 43 donations), @Doctor Q (5 donations), @Phil A. (4 donations), @hallux (2 donations), and @Migranya (2 donations).
For multiple platelet donations: @Timelordprime (22 donations) and @7thson (2 donations).
Cumulative Totals
In 11 years the MacRumors Blood Drives have recorded donations of 827 units of blood and platelets and plasma (483 blood + 303 platelets + 41 plasma) in 642 donations by 247 distinct donors. 107 of them donated more than once. We have recorded 8 new signups for the organ donor registry and 5 new signups for the bone marrow registry. We've heard from many forum members whose lives were affected by blood, platelet, or bone marrow donations.
Special mention for participating in 5 or more MacRumors Blood Drives:
The 2020 MacRumors Blood Drive has ended, but you can record donations from now through April 2021 on our 2020-2021 Team Page. These donations will be tallied all year, for the next MacRumors Blood Drive, in May 2021.
We encourage eligible people to continue to donate blood and platelets at any time of year, to spread the word about how important it is, to sign up for the organ donor registry and bone marrow registry, and to encourage others to do the same.
Despite the difficulty of getting appointments during the pandemic, we had excellent Blood Drive totals:
Blood: 58 donors, 67 donations, 67 units
Platelets: 6 donors, 28 donations, 57 units
Plasma: 2 donors, 2 donations, 4 units
Totals: 64 donors, 95 donations, 128 units
1 new bone marrow registry signup
Thanks and congratulations to the forum members and friends on our Honor Roll:Platelets: 6 donors, 28 donations, 57 units
Plasma: 2 donors, 2 donations, 4 units
Totals: 64 donors, 95 donations, 128 units
1 new bone marrow registry signup
@7thson, @AlliFlowers, @barbu, @barbu's friend, @chaleyer, @chengengaun, @ckip10, @Doctor Q, @G4-power, @hallux, @JamesMike's team of 43, @jbachandouris, @lehrblogger, @Migranya, @Phil A., @phroggie, @PJM83, @scubachap, @Slade Mahoney, @tarkeybear, @Timelordprime, @vault, and @Weaselboy
and to all other blood, platelet, and plasma donors.
Special mention
For joining the bone marrow registry: @chengengaun.
For multiple blood donations: @JamesMike (organized 43 donations), @Doctor Q (5 donations), @Phil A. (4 donations), @hallux (2 donations), and @Migranya (2 donations).
For multiple platelet donations: @Timelordprime (22 donations) and @7thson (2 donations).
Cumulative Totals
In 11 years the MacRumors Blood Drives have recorded donations of 827 units of blood and platelets and plasma (483 blood + 303 platelets + 41 plasma) in 642 donations by 247 distinct donors. 107 of them donated more than once. We have recorded 8 new signups for the organ donor registry and 5 new signups for the bone marrow registry. We've heard from many forum members whose lives were affected by blood, platelet, or bone marrow donations.
Special mention for participating in 5 or more MacRumors Blood Drives:
@Doctor Q (11 drives), @G4-power (9 drives), @Timelordprime (9 drives), @jbachandouris (8 drives), @7thson (7 drives), @hallux (7 drives), @rcappo (7 drives), @stridemat (7 drives), @JamesMike and friends (6 drives), @skinuca (5 drives), and @Slade Mahoney (5 drives).
By units, the top donors are:
@Timelordprime (91 units!), @7thson (40 units), @bunnspecial (33 units), @skinuca (28 units), @Doctor Q (19 units), @chaleyer (18 units), @ironpw (15 units), and @phroggie (15 units).
And a big thank you to everyone who supported the MacRumors Blood Drive by spreading the word and promoting it with their forum signature!
How to record your donations from June 2020 to April 2021
- Bookmark the 2021 Team Page, if you didn't already.
- Go to the 2021 Team Page.
- Click PLEDGE TO GIVE BLOOD.
- Fill in your MacRumors username as your first name and @ macrumors as your last name.
- In the Comments field, tell us what type of donation and how many units, e.g., 1 unit of whole blood, 2 units of platelets, etc.
- The email address and zip code fields don't matter. MacRumors won't use that information.
Donated today, almost didn't happen though. The girl had a hard time finding a good place to stick me, she had to use a BP cuff to finally locate a vessel/vein. Once I was flowing, it only took 4:43 to complete the pint.
Sorry, missed the second part of the instructions. 1 unit, whole blood.
Sorry, missed the second part of the instructions. 1 unit, whole blood.
I donated today. I always forget to note the type of donation on the team page, it was whole blood.