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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I never thought of donating blood as volunteering - duh!! I've been a regular donor for 16 years. [/quote]

I don’t consider it volunteering. I find it odd that it would be included.[/quote]

DP. I do double red donations once about every three months (minimum of 112 days between donations), and each time I do it I spend nearly three hours in the blood donation center. How is that any less volunteering my time than if I were assembling sandwiches for a soup kitchen?[/quote]

Why are you spending 3 hours there?? You're exaggerating. Whole blood collection takes about 10 minutes, the entire process takes about 45 - 60 minutes depending on your wait. DRBC takes about 45 minutes for collection (and if you take too long, they can't use it - same as whole blood), and shouldn't take much more than 1.5 hours including the health history and waiting in the hospitality area.

I work in a blood center and think it's AWESOME that you give DRBC, but don't exaggerate how long it takes because you turn off other people to considering it. My guess is you're counting door to door time including the drive or commute to the center or mobile drive site. [/quote]

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