From the American Red Cross website – Note: Give a gift, get a gift! Give blood 12/8-18 & get a $15 Amazon Gift Card by email! rcblood.org/gifts Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.  Appointments are needed. Schedule online or call 1-800-RED CROSS.