Posted on January 6th, 2011

If your New Year’s resolution was to be more charitable, now is the perfect time to get on that resolution by doing something that is guaranteed to save a life (actually up to three lives). January is National Blood Donor Month, and it’s a great time to remember how this simple and quick procedure saves lives - every day.

As if the power to save lives isn’t a compelling enough reason, Florida’s Blood Centers is offering all eligible blood donors through January 9, a $20 Darden Restaurant gift card. The gift card is redeemable at any Darden® restaurant, including Red Lobster®, Olive Garden®, Longhorn Steakhouse® and Bahama Breeze®. Learn more and find a place to donate near you at www.floridasbloodcenters.org.

Tiny Tidbits:

• Each donation can save up to three lives
• It only takes about 15 minutes to donate and about an hour of your time from registration to cookies
• Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood
• More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day
• The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately three pints
• A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood

You have the power to save a life right now. Call Florida Blood Centers at 1-888-9-DONATE today.