2 Gallons

2 gallons - that's how much of my blood I have donated through LifeSource Blood Services over the last four years. Take a look at two gallons of milk sitting next to each other. Now imagine instead of milk, there's blood in those jugs. That's a lot of blood. Ewwww.

Back in the fall of 2000, the company I work for had a blood drive here at work and I decided to donate. Since then I have been going back every 8 to 12 weeks to donate another pint. I blew past the two gallon mark in May and donated again this morning - my first steps towards the three gallon mark.

I actually enjoy donating blood. It makes me feel like I'm giving something of value back to the community. I don't have time to donate my time. I don't have money to donate to charities. I work for a company that creates advertising opportunities for companies. At least I can donate some of my blood and hopefully help someone out. It's small, but at least it's something. Maybe in the future I'll be able to do more.