MacRumors Blood Drive results
126 blood donations totaling 130 units
45 platelet donations totaling 72 units
26 plasma donations totaling 26 units
Total for blood, platelets, and plasma: 180 donations, 228 units
We recorded 1 new organ donor registration and 1 new signup for the bone marrow registry (user
@omglolbbq).
106 people participated this year. At least 43 of them were new to MacRumors Blood Drives.
Totals to date
Over 12 years, we have recorded:
599 blood donations totaling 614 units
187 platelet donations totaling 375 units
63 plasma donations totaling 67 units
Total for blood, platelets, plasma: 823 donations, 1056 units
Passing 1000 total units is a milestone for MacRumors!
We recorded 9 new organ donor registrations and 6 new signups for the bone marrow registry.
260 people have participated, 119 of them in more than one year.
3 users have participated in least 10 Blood Drives:
@G4-power,
@Timelordprime, and me.
@jbachandouris has participated in 9 drives,
@hallux and
@rcappo in 8 drives, and
@7thson,
@JamesMike, and
@stridemat in 7 drives.
Top donors to date
We thank every donor, whether or not they participated in our Blood Drive. Every donation saves lives, whether it was a one-time donation or by someone who donates regularly.
Following are some of the top donors in MacRumors Blood Drives. These are the totals recorded at MacRumors and in most cases their lifetime totals are much higher. It's not a contest, but we like to give recognition to those whose dedication is clear.
Top plasma donors:
@dWolfers (19 units),
@chaleyer (14 units),
chaleyer's wife (10 units).
Donating from June 2021 through April 2022
Please continue making blood, platelet, and plasma donations.
From now through next April, register your donations on our team page, as follows:
- Go to the Team MacRumors 2021-2022 page. Bookmark it for the next time.
- 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.
- Fill in an email address and zip code. MacRumors won't use that information, but the fields are required.
We'll tally your donations from June to April and count them toward the MacRumors Blood Drive and its Honor Roll in May 2022!