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How to Register for Blood Donation Reminder Emails

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You never know when you might need blood. Patients depend on blood donations, and someday you could be that patient. Hospitals are often in short supply and blood can only be stored for a certain period of time. That is why it's so important to donate blood whenever you can. Giving blood is a simple process and you can donate every 56 days. Register for blood donation emails and never forget when you are eligible to give.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

    Do It Yourself

  1. Step 1

    Register for blood donation reminder emails wherever you give blood. Your church, employer or community organization that hosts blood drives likely sends out emails when they have a need for donations. Remember, you can give blood as often as every 56 days.

  2. Step 2

    Give yourself a reminder using Microsoft Outlook or a similar scheduling program. Just add it to your calendar as an appointment and get reminded ahead of time.

  3. Step 3

    Sign up with a free online reminder service such as MyGiftToday.com (see Resources below). You can get reminder emails to donate blood--or for any task you wish--for free.

  4. Use a Health Test Reminder

  5. Step 1

    Sign up with an online reminder service such as MyHealthTestReminder.com by visiting the site (see Resources below). Click on the language, either English or Spanish, with which you would like to read the site.

  6. Step 2

    Select "blood donation reminder" in the list of health test reminders on the next screen. Simply click on the link and you will go to a blood donation reminder page to register.

  7. Step 3

    Click on the link for "how to get your email reminder." On the next page are a privacy statement and a disclaimer. Read both carefully, then agree to the information by clicking on the button on the bottom of the page.

  8. Step 4

    Enter your first name, last name, email address and password. Choose a date you are most likely to remember, such as a birthday or anniversary. Then choose whether you want to only be reminded once or whether you want the reminder to automatically renew.

Tips & Warnings
  • Read the privacy policies of any website to which you give your email address or personal information. If you don't care for spam, be sure that the service does not use your information in any way except to send you blood donation reminder emails.

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