I was a multi-gallon blood donor through the RC but no more. I stopped more than twenty years ago because of their corrupt management and the disgraceful way they handled blood donations post-911. They burned thousands of units of out-of-date blood because they were too stupid to say "please defer your donation for a couple of months, we have a surplus supply right now" as donors rushed to donate blood in the aftermath of 911.
I don't volunteer to have a large-bore needle thrust into a vein and pour out a pint of blood just to have it destroyed because of idiots at the top.
I was a multi-gallon blood donor through the RC but no more. I stopped more than twenty years ago because of their corrupt management and the disgraceful way they handled blood donations post-911. They burned thousands of units of out-of-date blood because they were too stupid to say "please defer your donation for a couple of months, we have a surplus supply right now" as donors rushed to donate blood in the aftermath of 911.
I don't volunteer to have a large-bore needle thrust into a vein and pour out a pint of blood just to have it destroyed because of idiots at the top.
Boycott the Red Cross, for many reasons.
I now donate through a private blood bank.