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14 Reasons Why You Should Give Blood

By Carter BloodCare | 9 comments | Uncategorized | 17 May, 2013

At Carter BloodCare we have many reasons for why everyone should donate blood. But, we decided to reach out to our donors and ask why they think it is important to give blood. We asked our donors on Facebook, “In 20 words or less, tell us why it is important to donate blood.”  Check out the top 14 reasons below.

  1. It saves lives — what else do you need to know?
  2. It is not more painful than losing a loved one that you may save by donating!
  3. It is your civic duty.
  4. Because I know too many people who can’t give blood.
  5. Because some day, I may need someone to do the same for me.
  6. Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you!
  7. Because if you need blood one day, you would not hesitate to take it, so why would you hesitate to give it?
  8. Blood donation is important because maintaining an adequate blood supply in our community secures blood transfusions for patients.
  9. Because I can.
  10. Nutter Butters.
  11. The question is, why not give blood?
  12.  It gives donors a medical check at no cost. 
  13.  Free cookies, juice and the satisfaction of helping others.
  14.  I can’t discover a cure for cancer, but I can help keep someone alive while they are waiting for a cure.

So what are you waiting for? With more than 26 donor centers in North, Central and East Texas – and blood drives happening every day, it’s easier than ever to be a part of something great and donate blood. Schedule an appointment on our website, or give us a call at 1-800-366-2834.

Tell us why YOU give blood below.

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  • Sls7961 Reply April 24, 2019 at 5:08 am

    For older women it helps lower your iron levels that can get quite high. It’s one of the only ways that you can lower your levels therapeutically. I’m surprised this wasn’t one of the reasons mentioned.

    • Carter BloodCare Reply April 30, 2019 at 11:17 pm

      Great note, Sherry!

  • brian Reply August 14, 2019 at 6:17 pm

    what the actual?.. these reasons are 🤦🏽‍♂️

    • Carter BloodCare Reply August 21, 2019 at 10:51 pm

      Brian – check out the list on the blog post! Bottom line: it saves lives!

  • Sammie Reply October 23, 2019 at 7:54 pm

    Donating blood really does save lives because other people need it to survive. but nutter butters have nothing to do with donating blood unless you talk about the amount of sugar in the blood and how it affects the blood and how that affects people!!!

    • Carter BloodCare Reply October 24, 2019 at 11:42 am

      We appreciate your thoughts, Sammie! Since the cookies are given to the donors after the donation, the sugar levels don’t affect the supply.

  • gabbygirl Reply March 6, 2020 at 2:30 pm

    I think people should donate if they ever need blood or not

    • Carter BloodCare Reply March 23, 2020 at 5:27 pm

      We couldn’t agree more!

  • HNH Style Reply June 25, 2020 at 5:59 am

    Exactly. The most important thing to donate blood is to save life of others.

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