National Blood Donor Month 2021
Learn More About The Impact of Blood Donations National Blood Donor month was officially proclaimed by President Richard Nixon in January of 1970 with the intention to honor generous donors as well as motivate more people to donate their blood. Since then, the American Red Cross has organized a month-long observance every January to bring awareness to just how much blood donations can help save the lives of countless Americans. Here are some quick facts: Someone needs blood (in the U.S. alone) every 2 seconds. The entire process takes less than an hour and most of that [...]