I was a "double red" donor for several years and a blood donor for 15 years. Unfortunately, I had a little encounter with Mr. Cancer so I'm not allowed to donate until I've been cancer free for five years. I'm at 2.5 years now so I have high hopes that I will be able to begin donating again in another 2.5 years.

Donating is easy, takes little time, and there are usually some excellent goodies to be had after donating. The place I usually donate is an Elks lodge and one of the volunteers makes this really great chili. It's worth it just for the chili.