Giving Blood - Special Donor Programs

Blood Bank LifeSaver donors agree to be "on-call" and are asked to give blood when there is an extra need for their blood type.  Lifesavers receive an advance credit on their membership for each blood donation.

Fill out our online Lifesaver Enrollment Form.

Download and print the LifeSaver Enrollment Form as an Adobe Acrobat document (PDF).

Print the LifeSaver Enrollment Form as a web page document.

A platelet donation, called plateletpheresis, provides about 10 times more platelets than from a regular blood donation.  Platelets are a part of blood critically needed to treat people with leukemia or cancer.  During plateletpheresis, the donor's blood passes through a machine that separates the platelets from the blood and returns the other components to the donor.  The process takes about 90 minutes and donors receive two (2) credits on their membership.

Fill out our online Plateletpheresis Enrollment form.

Download and print the Plateletpheresis Enrollment Form as an Adobe Acrobat document (PDF).

Print the Plateletpheresis Enrollment Form as a web page document.

A plasma donation, called plasmapheresis, provides about 4 times more plasma than from a regular blood donation.  Plasma is used to help treat a variety of diseases and conditions, like hemophilia, severe burns, shock, and exposure to rabies.  All eligible AB (the universal plasma type) males are being asked to consider becoming a plasma donor. 

Call 1 888 8-BLOOD-8 for more information.

Eligible Type "O" donors can give two units of red blood cells on the ALYX Component Collection System.  The machine separates the red blood cells and returns the other blood components to the donor.  Red blood cells are the most common component used in blood transfusions.  The ALYX program allows the Blood Bank to collect more blood - and save more lives - with one donation.  Find out if you meet the requirements to become an ALYX donor.  

Call 1 888 8-BLOOD-8 for more information.