If you really care about something you should do something about it and that is how I feel about donating blood. Donating blood is simple, easy and most times painless and best of all can save someone’s life. Currently only 3 out of 100 people donate blood. Every 2 seconds in the United States someone needs blood. Since I am so passionate about donating blood, I have decided to give some of you an incentive on getting you to donate some of yours.
LPJ Design will give away a free copy of their upcoming patron project RPG setting, Obsidian Twilight, releasing October 31, 2009 to those people who make donation of blood to any local or national blood collection agency like the Red Cross (See www.givelife.org for more information) by October 30, 2009. All you need to do to get a free copy of the Obsidian Twilight RPG is to send us a copy of your donation via email to LMPjr007 (at) AOL (dot) com with your name, date you donated and where you donated (you can block out all the other private stuff that I don’t need to see). Then on October 31st when the Obsidian Twilight RPG is released, you get a free copy. It is that simple.
To be fair to those who already signed up for out patron program for the Obsidian Twilight RPG, if you donate blood LPJ Design will give you a voucher for $100 worth of LPJ Design PDF Products of your choice. If you personally can’t give blood, find a friend who can and ask him to donate for you. Hey what are friends for. Give Blood and get a free copy of the Obsidian Twilight RPG. Simple and easy. This may not be for everyone bit I hope you can take a free minutes out of your busy life and help.
Find more about this on the LPJ Design Blog - http://lpjd.blogspot.com
Folks should take Louis up on his offer. Giving blood is quick easy and healthy. (Plus you get cookies. Who doesn't like cookies?)
And seriously, men in developed countries (where we eat lots of red meat) tend to have a surplus of iron, which is a risk factor for a variety of diseases later in life. Giving blood regularly helps regulate your iron level.
That's very impressive. You obviously feel very strongly about this. Is this a US only offer? I'm not sure what proof UK blood doaner centres give you, but I could take photos..... :)
Yes, this is OK. I just used the US because that where i am from. Just send me an email of the form and everything will be OK.
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That's very impressive. You obviously feel very strongly about this. Is this a US only offer? I'm not sure what proof UK blood doaner centres give you, but I could take photos..... :)Yes, this is OK. I just used the US because that where i am from. Just send me an email of the form and everything will be OK.
Well I've been meaning to start giving blood for about 5 years, lets see if this will spur me on!
Cool. I haven't given blood for over a year.
I wish I could give blood but ever since I spent some time in the Ireland in the mid 90's, they won't take my blood. (mad cows)
We will take blood from friends too.
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Ok, I finally did a few hours ago. Should get some paperwork though in a week or so with my doner card, and blood group and stuff on it, hopefully that will be enough to qualify for the prize! If not I'm allowed to donate again after the 14th of Oct, so I can get photos next time!
This was my first time, and it was ridiculously easy, and not at all scary. If you can, do!
In the UK, only 5 in every 100 people who can give blood, do...That's appalling.
In the UK, only 5 in every 100 people who can give blood, do...That's appalling.
Only 3 people out of 100 in the US do. My lifelong goal is to help increase the US rate to 7 out of 100. It is not a lot but it is my dream.
This confirms my suspicions.
Louis is in fact a vampire.
Well played, sir. Well played.
I am NOT a vampire...
...I just make blood sacrifices to the Blood God, Khayne.
I gave blood! I will have to get some sort of proof for having done so... which I'm unsure how to do :/ (I'm in the UK)
I gave blood! I will have to get some sort of proof for having done so... which I'm unsure how to do :/ (I'm in the UK)
On my blog: http://lpjd.blogspot.com, I suggest that if you give blod out of the US, take a picture of you when you are giving the blood. Thanks!
I gave blood! I will have to get some sort of proof for having done so... which I'm unsure how to do :/ (I'm in the UK)On my blog: http://lpjd.blogspot.com, I suggest that if you give blod out of the US, take a picture of you when you are giving the blood. Thanks!
Ah... too late. I wonder if I can get something saying when my last donation was. I shall return...
Does donating a congealing, infected-with-zombie-plague, still somewhat blood-like substance count?
No. Neither does sythetic blood or blood infected with radioactive spider blood.
Sadly the red cross won't take my blood. Seems they don't think the blood of gay men is safe, despite changes in the demographics of HIV/AIDs and the routine testing of donated blood.
Sadly the red cross won't take my blood. Seems they don't think the blood of gay men is safe, despite changes in the demographics of HIV/AIDs and the routine testing of donated blood.So don't tell them...?
Yeah, they ask, and I won't lie about it, not even for a good cause.
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Yeah, they ask, and I won't lie about it, not even for a good cause.So don't tell them...?
Good for you.
I agree that it's silly, if it's tested and comes up negative, it should be treated as safe. Some of the questions the NHS ask are a little fruity (that one is included by the way, although it only counts against you for a year, the same a piercings and tattoos....)
One other interesting one, I was in the US in Feb, if it had been *since* the swine flu outbreak, they wouldn't have taken my blood.
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Yeah, they ask, and I won't lie about it, not even for a good cause.Sadly the red cross won't take my blood. Seems they don't think the blood of gay men is safe, despite changes in the demographics of HIV/AIDs and the routine testing of donated blood.So don't tell them...?
I have the same feeling. I've been through too much in my life to lie about it for any reason. If the policy changes, I will be first in line.