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Blood Donation Safe & Critical as Central Texans Respond to Coronavirus. Donate at We Are Blood today!
We Are Blood is urgently calling on our community of blood and platelet donors to donate today and in the near future to safeguard the blood supply for Central Texas…
Read MoreWhat are platelets and why do we need them?
WARNING: The following contains science-y things. But give it a chance—it’s important! Long story short, we need more platelet donors. Unfortunately, not everyone knows what the heck platelets even are,…
Read MoreStaff Stories: Meet Sean
So, we're a little biased, but we think y'all are in for a real treat today. We're starting a new blog series to help our community get a better idea…
Read MoreMeet Our Donors: Paul’s Story
Meet Paul Konichek. Paul is a retired educator, an avid mountain climber, and one of our regular blood donors. We recently sat down with him to learn a little bit…
Read MoreAre y’all ready to BATTLE it out?
We are SO EXCITED to announce that the tenth annual Battle of the Badges blood drive competition among the Austin Fire Department, Austin Police Department, and Austin-Travis County EMS will…
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