Milestone Goals

Did you know that there are donors who set milestone goals for themselves in regard to the donations?  

This helps motivate them to reach certain donation levels and maintain a regular donation schedule.  To celebrate the achievements of our dedicated donors, we host an annual Donor Recognition Event.  Check out the qualifications below to find what goal will work best for you!

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Whole Blood Donors

  • Each whole blood donation is about a pint of blood.  There are eight pints in a gallon.  We have donors who have reached over 28 gallons!  That’s 224 donations over their life!  
  • Each donation can help save up to three lives, so that’s 672 lives affected by that one individual.
  • You can donate whole blood up to six times per year, every 56 days.
  • Whole Blood Qualification for Annual Recognition Dinner:
    • Donate 6 times between January and December of a calendar year.
    • AND/OR
    • Cross a milestone marker of units marking a gallon milestone, starting at 5 gallons
      • Ex. 5 Gallons, 6 Gallons, 7 Gallons, etc.

Double Red Cell Donors

  • This type of donation allows a person to contribute double the amount of red cells found in a single whole blood donation.  Double red cell donors can only donate three times per year, every 112 days.  
  • This type of donation is perfect for people who are O-, O+, B-, or A-, or those who struggle to fit donations into their schedules.  
  • Double Red Cell Qualification for Annual Recognition Dinner:
    • Donate 3 times between January and December of a calendar year.
    • AND/OR
    • Cross a milestone marker of units marking a gallon milestone, starting at 5 gallons
      • Ex. 5 Gallons, 6 Gallons, 7 Gallons, etc.
  • Check out the eligibility requirements for Double Red Cell donation to see if you qualify.

Platelet and Plasma Donors

  • This type of donation allows a person to donate specific blood components, like platelets or plasma.  
  • This type of donation is tracked by number of successful procedures-- we have donors who have completed this type of automated blood collection procedures over 550 times in their lives, meaning that each individual can affect up to 1500 lives.
  • This type of donation is perfect for people who have A+ blood, or any blood type.
  • Automation Qualification for Annual Recognition Dinner:
    • Donate over 20 times between January and December of a calendar year.
    • AND/OR
    • Cross a milestone marker-- every 10th donation, starting at 50 donations
      • Ex. 50th Donation, 60th Donation, 70th Donation, etc.
  • Check out the eligibility requirements for Platelet and Plasma donations to see if you qualify.