Our fraternal hospitals require approximately 9,000 units of blood each year. This places our hospitals in the position of bargaining for available blood with every other hospital in the state, in some cases walking the halls to secure blood donors for necessary surgeries. We believe you will agree that this is not a good situation. This not only meets an essential need for our hospitals but also helps our communities by making fresh blood available whenever it is needed, by providing an easy means of donation. It is important to understand that the gift of life is not designed to secure donations only from our members.
All donations are important and welcome.
There is a Masonic Lodge nearby for everyone in the state, and we have found that people want to donate blood, especially when children are involved. By providing an easy means of donation, with the proper publicity, we can easily provide 20,000 units of blood annually. We do this annually each fall. This provides fresh blood when the supplies are most critical and the demand is at its peak. He has now become a regular donor.