Health Fair? No, Health Good!

Way back in January we had the privilege of being visited by local health and wellness organizations along with the Big Red Bus. While the unsuspecting were drawn in droves to the free massages and other giveaways, a small band of acned Goths were stealthily grabbing people off the street and ghoulishly draining their arms.
Donated blood is usually stored as separate components some of which have sadly short shelf lives. The life for platelets for example, is as short as seven days. Red cells fare better with a refrigerated shelf life of 35–42 days while plasma can be frozen and stored for about a year. Blood centers in the U.S. often have difficulty maintaining even a three day supply for routine transfusion demands.
World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on June 14 each year, the birthday of Karl Landsteiner, the scientist who discovered the ABO blood group system. Today, more than 80 million units of blood are collected annually.
Florida Grande Blood Day can be seen right here.