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Originally Posted by bagboy
I guess I am naive. I thought the reason for giving blood was to contribute to society and provide something that would ultimately help a fellow human being in their time of need. My wife donated blood over 200 times during her state employment. I just asked her what she received for donating blood... I got a blank stare and then her reply was a cookie and cup of juice.
It's disturbing to me that in order to do good, one needs compensation.
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Good for your wife. I donated a few times back in the 1980s and do not remember receiving anything. Many of the blood banks now around the country offer some kind of rewards for donating. I do not know about the Red Cross but many of the other companies I having looked up on the Internet do give various kinds of awards.
It looks like the Red Cross too offers rewards.
Red Cross launches app for blood donors - Mobile Commerce Daily - Applications
SF Bay Area Blood Donor rewards--
Blood Centers of the Pacific | Find the hero in you. https://www.bloodheroes.com/index.cf...unction=redeem
KARE 11 Blood Drive | American Red Cross