- It saves lives. You can save up to three lives by donating blood.
- There is no substitute for human blood.
- Blood donation is important because maintaining an adequate blood supply in our community secures blood transfusions for patients. Your blood stays in the community’s hospitals, helping local patients.
- In Florida you can start donating at age 16, there is no age limit for giving blood if you are healthy.
- You or someone you know may need blood someday. When you donate blood, you do not just save a life you save a family.
- When you donate blood, you receive a free health wellness check.
- Donating blood takes less than an hour.
- Donating blood is a completely safe process.
- Only 3% of the U.S population donates blood. What happens if that number keeps going down? There would be no blood to give to those in need of it.
- Up to 50% of blood products go to cancer patients.