Blood cannot be manufactured. It can only be donated by people who want to make a difference in the lives of patients they may never meet. Thank the Donor™ offers patients and their loved ones a new way to participate in their health care and spread the Attitude of Gratitude.
What is Thank the Donor™?
Thank the Donor™ is a free program that allows patients to connect with blood donors. Using Thank the Donor™, patients can send their blood donor a thank you message and that message will hopefully encourage and inspire blood donors to continue their life-saving donations. Many donors will never hear from their recipients, but we hope by using this programs more donors will begin connecting with their reason for giving.
No contact information or identifying patient information is shared between the blood recipient and/or sender of the message and the blood donor, but our blood donors will receive the message and possibly even a photo of their recipient!
How does it work?
The blood recipient or a loved one can visit Thank the Donor’s website on their smartphone, tablet, or computer. There they can enter or scan the bar code on their transfusion bag. From there the instructions are simple and they can send their message along with a photo if they wish. After the message is sent, the donor will receive an email with the message attached. Our donors love helping patients and these messages will inspire them to keep saving lives!
some examples of Thank the Donor™ messages:
“Thank you for donating blood to my 6 year old son who is a heart patient.”
“Thank you for your donation to help others. It helped my mom. <3 This truly means so much to us and to other families as well.”
"Thank you for donating for my mom. She was always an active person and now partly thanks to you, she will be leaving her wheelchair behind and focusing on living an avid outdoor lifestyle that she once knew. Thank you for being a part of her recovery."