I walk into the Bonfils bus on Saturday to give blood, I hand the lady my donor card, and she says "congratulations, today is your 1 gallon donation day!"
You know those punch cards at restaurants, when you buy 10 meals, you get something special? I thought this was something similar and she realized my confusion. Saturday was the day that I had donated 8 pints of blood, making one gallon. I got this nifty little pin, apparently my next goal is the five gallon donor pin.
The main reason I gave blood on Saturday (I usually only do it during the school year when Bonfils is on campus), is because they gave everyone a free shirt that says "I am the type that matters" on it, and I really wanted one. In the large scheme of things, I had to drive down to Longmont to get the shirt, which ended up being probably about $8 in gas.
In short, I drove 30 miles, gave blood, got a shirt and a pin and drove back. But hey, at least I can feel like a badass now and say I've donated a gallon.

I walk into the Bonfils bus on Saturday to give blood, I hand the lady my donor card, and she says "congratulations, today is your 1 gallon donation day!"
You know those punch cards at restaurants, when you buy 10 meals, you get something special? I thought this was something similar and she realized my confusion. Saturday was the day that I had donated 8 pints of blood, making one gallon. I got this nifty little pin, apparently my next goal is the five gallon donor pin.
The main reason I gave blood on Saturday (I usually only do it during the school year when Bonfils is on campus), is because they gave everyone a free shirt that says "I am the type that matters" on it, and I really wanted one. In the large scheme of things, I had to drive down to Longmont to get the shirt, which ended up being probably about $8 in gas.
In short, I drove 30 miles, gave blood, got a shirt and a pin and drove back. But hey, at least I can feel like a badass now and say I've donated a gallon.

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