NAT I ONA L B LOOD DONOR MONTH
The month of January is usual ly a per iod of cr itical blood shortages . People stop donating blood dur ing the hol idays and when they get sick dur ing cold and f lu season . Blood dr ives also get snowed out dur ing the winter months . More than 50 years ago — on December 31 , 1969 — the president of the United States signed a proclamation designating January as National Blood Donor Month ( NBDM ) . The new monthly observance was meant to honor voluntary blood donors and to encourage more people to give blood at a time when more
blood is needed . For more information visit the Association of the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies
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