I've been donating for a while now and I -always- have a pleasant experience when I visit the Red Cross stations I've been to. I normally visit either the one in Hagerstown or Frederick, MD. Everyone is always so friendly and personable, as well as gentle when actually taking the blood. It really makes me want to keep coming back, which is why I have donated as many times as I have so far. I'm just so pleased and proud of the people I've gotten to interact with for each of my donations, they really add to the positivity and importance I feel after donating. I appreciate that, and it also makes me want to encourage others to give it a try. Everyone's different, some have a harder time being comfortable with even the thought of blood. But I encourage you to give it a chance, these folks will take care of you and it's a pretty awesome, overall easy way to really help someone.
Kudos, Red Cross. Keep it up! read more