Ellen's Blood Drive Blog

 November 1, 2023 Life of a Versiti Blood Drive Volunteer by Ellen Pease-Blog 2 New Holly Blood Drives Logo I want to thank my granddaughter, Riley, for her designing skills to help me finalize our new Holly Blood Drives logo which will be used for a future project. Thanks, Riley!   Question: Where else could I advertise our Holly blood drives?  Right away, three ideas come to mind.  1. Email local churches and their pastors the information about our Holly blood drives for their church bulletins and community bulletin boards.  2. This one I am dragging my feet on . It's to go to our local online monthly Holly Township meetings, say a few words (up to 4 minutes) on the importance of donating blood, and our next blood drive date, and then do the same for the  Village of Holly monthly online meetings. 3. Really dragging my feet.  Going to the monthly breakfast meeting of the Holly Chamber of Commerce and doing a two-minute presentation.  Upon r...

Hello Everyone! Thanks for finding my personal blog page about my life as a Versiti blood drive volunteer. I promise to be truthful while delivering information and sharing why it is important to donate blood if you are able.   I will share my personal experiences coordinating blood drives, interesting facts, research that is happening in blood diseases, and promoting blood drive awareness.  More to come!  Ellen Here's my Ellen-Created  Website where current information about our upcoming monthly blood drives in Holly is easy to find. Here is our current ad for our Tuesday, October 17 blood drive in Holly, MI.  Sign up here  or use the Michigan  Versiti Zip Code Search to find a blood drive near you to donate or volunteer.  Find out more about the Versiti Blood Center of Michigan   Email my area account representative, Brad Warju,  if you have questions about having a Versiti Blood Drive in your Michigan, Wisconsi...