Some volunteers have been involved since the blood program started fifty-plus years ago. Others have just begun their odyssey at a high school or college blood drive. Who knows whether they too might still be helping to keep blood supplies safe half a decade from now. Blood donors are volunteers. They receive no compensation for taking an hour out of their busy days to give the Gift of Life.
Some people help by chairing blood drives in their community, school, church or workplace.
Organizers by nature, they literally put together all the pieces needed to make a successful drive. Many people find a great sense of satisfaction by finding and approaching businesses for in-kind donations. Volunteers are needed to register donors, serve after-donation refreshments and help out in other ways, both at our donor centers and at bloodmobiles. Every organization needs great leaders. In the American Red Cross, leadership is a combination of staff and volunteers.