Monday, September 14, 2009

Creating meaning

I gave blood the other day & thought it would be great if the Blood Donor Centre told the donors how the donation was used.

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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3 comments:

  1. Lea WhiteSeptember 17, 2009 at 4:24 PM

    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

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  2. Sheldon (Marketing Consultant, Tauranga, NZ)September 23, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    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!

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  3. TonySeptember 23, 2009 at 7:23 PM

    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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