There are various volunteer activities from which one can choose. I am a person who likes to share knowledge with others, and likes to meet new people. The Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center utilizes what I like to do. Appreciation for what I do is high on my list. The staff does not take volunteers for granted, and give pats on the back for job(s) well done. Volunteer opportunities include but not limited to: office work; the Speaker's Bureau; the advocacy groups for neighborhood donor centers; mobile blood drives (sign up table before blood drive/greeting donors @ blood drive; manning a table at health fairs & giving out information. One can also be the coordinator of the blood drive for their school, church, business, or other organization. I get satisfaction from knowing that my efforts are "helping heal the sick," a corporal work of mercy. It is "giving back." My husband, my dad, my step mom, and my brother are alive today because they received the Gift of Life.