Donate Blood to Transform Lives w/Project Helping

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Vitalant, formerly Bonfils Blood Center, one of the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit community blood service providers, supplies comprehensive transfusion medicine services to nearly 1,000 hospitals and healthcare partners for patients in need across 40 states. Many people believe that most blood is needed after major disasters. However, daily personal emergencies and ongoing medical needs of thousands of patients require a constant and ready blood supply. It’s the blood already on hospital shelves that saves lives. Your single blood donation can transform the lives of up to three patients.

WHAT WILL WE BE DOING?

Join Project Helping to make a donation to transform up to three lives. Following your donation, your transformative gift is typed, tested, processed, stored and distributed to patients who need it in the hospitals served by Vitalant. We’ll take a behind-the-scenes tour to see what happens to your blood donation at the Lowry Donation Facility.

Please review the eligibility requirements below before committing to this experience. If you have any questions regarding your eligibility, please call 877-258-4825 (877-25VITAL) and choose option 1.

As space is limited, make sure to register before participating in this opportunity!

FAQs

Why Volunteer?

Through the act of volunteering, you are actively investing in your community while also improving your mental wellness! Volunteering is proven to have numerous health benefits including improved mood, feeling healthier, increased sense of purpose and reducing stress levels. Volunteering can also give us a deep sense of happiness, both immediately and long-term.

* 94% of people who volunteer say that volunteering improves their mood.
* 96% of people who volunteer say that volunteering enriches their sense of purpose.

This is just some of the science that supports our mission and outlines why it’s so beneficial to do good things for others. We call that practicing kindfulness. #DoGoodFeelGood

Does this event require special skills?

This opportunity does not require special skills. However, please review the eligibility requirements below before committing to this experience. If you have any questions regarding your eligibility, please call 877-258-4825 (877-25VITAL) and choose option 1.

Eligibility Requirements:

Must be at least 18 years old.
Weigh at least 110 pounds.
Be in good general health.
You must wait eight weeks between whole blood donations.
You should not be under the influence of alcohol or recreational drugs at the time of donation.

Are there age requirements for volunteering?

For this opportunity, all participants must be at least 18 years old.

ALL THE DETAILS: Where to meet and park? What to wear and bring? What is the agenda for the day?

Once you register, you’ll receive a confirmation email with all the details. We’ll also send a reminder email and a text a few days before the event!

To make sure you get the emails, please add Project Helping ( volunteer@projecthelping.org) to your contacts.