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2022 O Negative UNIVERSAL HERO- Donor Rewards

As someone who is blessed with type O negative blood, you have a gift that can help 100% of patients who need red blood cells as part of their treatment.

Only about 7% of the U.S. population has this universal blood type - which makes each and every donation you make incredibly important.

You are a UNIVERSAL HERO- and we appreciate your dedication to sharing your gift of this valuable blood type to help save lives.

Give blood two or more times in 2022 and receive one of the following rewards:

2 Donations

Stainless Steel Coffee Cup

3 Donations

$10 Gift Card

4+ Donations

Long-Sleeve Hooded T-Shirt

How it works:

We will track your 2022 donations and send you updates throughout the year. Power Red donations will count as two donations. In January 2023, you'll receive communication with instructions on how to claim your gift. Be sure your email address is correct in your redcrossblood.org profile.*

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After doing extensive research, including surveys to our amazing blood donors, we will be retiring the term Trauma Team when referring to O negative blood donors like you. Based on the feedback we received, the name UNIVERSAL HERO- is what resonates most and that is what you want to be called. We are glad to do so! Our mission remains the same: helping to save lives through blood donations. We can’t do that without blood donors like you. THANK YOU!

When a patient shows up with minutes to live and there is no time to determine blood type, emergency personnel reach for your type O negative blood!
There is no way to predict when or where an accident will happen – which makes having O negative blood available at all times so critical.
Your blood type is always in high demand - hospitals depend on frequent blood donations from donors like you.

Share your type O negative blood and schedule your appointment today!

*Terms & Conditions

The total number of donations will be based on attempted blood donations between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022. Power Red donations will count as 2 donations. Donors who receive this invitation and meet the criteria will receive an email with instructions on how to redeem their recognition gift in January 2023. Email addresses are required in order to receive gift redemption information. Prizes are non-transferable and not redeemable for cash.