I would feel more motivated if I knew my blood made a positive difference in another person's life. It would create 'significance' for the donation.
This could be an automated e-mail that said something like:
Hi Tony
Thanks for taking the time to donate some of your valuable blood.
It was used to help a young burns victim.
We look forward to seeing you next month.
Stay healthy!
Regards
Dr ......
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Hello Tony,
Our 6 year old has just finished her treatment for leukemia. Her treatment stretched over 830 days. During this time Bianca required 47 blood product transfusions, and whilst I am not able to say who the blood product donors were whose donations we got, I can say that people like you made the world of difference to kids like Bianca. Thank you so very much for you willingness to help make a difference, we could not have done this without people like you!
Here is a blog entry that I did at the end of her treatment: http://whitesinnz.blogspot.com/2009/09/end-of-treatment.html
Keep well and thank you so much!
Lea White (Bianca's mum)
http://whitesinnz.blogspot.com
Good idea Tony! Imagine getting a text message in the middle of the night "your blood just saved the life of a motorcycle crash victim". Sends shivers down your spine, that does!
I like your thinking Sheldon. Lea's post just shows how much power is behind the simple act of giving blood, and if I knew how it helped I'm sure I would give more regularly.
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