OK, I changed things up a little bit and did something nice this past weekend - surprise surprise!
The American Red Cross had a "Day of Remembrance" (Remember those lost so that others may survive) blood drive this past Saturday September 11, 2010 that was held at Fenway Park - home to our Boston Red Sox!
So, I signed up to donate, scheduled a 9:15AM appointment and JoAnne, Emilie and I went in. I did the Double Red Cell donation, which is similar to Whole blood donation, except a machine is used to allow you to safely donate two units of red blood cells while returning your plasma and platelets back to you. This process takes 20 - 30 minutes longer but very much worth it. Also, double red donaters get special treatment. For example, I was moved to the head of the line during the checkin process, then shuffled off to a special area for the donation. At this event the special area was one of six highly priced sky box suites that over looked the ball field on the right field line and each with their own balcony, kitchen, seating area with 50+" flat screen TV and bathroom, WOW! Gives you some insight on how the other half live.
The ball park was a beehive of activity with what looked like a tremendous turnout. The American Red Cross was looking to break the record by collecting 1,000 units of blood - not sure how many units were collected but I'd guess the record was broken.
It was nice to be in the ball park without the chaos of the game day crowds and get to take it all in. It's a beautiful park and the day was picture perfect as you can see below.
Here are the Red Sox (2) world series trophies -
1 comment:
You were so good to do that! I used to give regularly, but they started having trouble getting enough blood out of me in the time allowed. My husband still goes regularly.
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