Can I participate in this program if I am not eligible to donate blood?
- Yes! If you are a Central Texas high school senior that is ineligible to donate for reasons outside of age, please contact We Are Blood through [email protected] to discuss having a proxy donate on your behalf. If you have other concerns about the ability to donate, please contact us through the same email address.
If I have a proxy donating on my behalf, does it have to be one specific person, or can multiple people donate?
- A student can have multiple proxies during the course of their high school career. A proxy can only be designated for someone who is ineligible to donate for reasons other than age.
Can I donate and also have a proxy donate to count toward my Graduation Cord?
- No, the purpose of this program is to encourage high school students to donate three times during their high school careers. Only your donations count toward the Graduation Cord Program.
If I donated prior to the start of my Senior Year, can I count that donation toward my Graduation Cord?
- Yes! Any blood donations that you make prior to the deadline of May 1 (or the date of your high school’s final blood drive) can be counted toward the graduation cord?
I donated a double red cell on the ALYX machine, does that count as two donations toward my graduation cord?
- Yes! A double red cell donation on the ALYX machine does count as two “donations” for the Graduation Cord Program. However, double red cell donations are not available at all mobile drives and not all donors are suited for a double red cell donation. When thinking about how you will get your three donations, you should plan for whole blood donations. (Remember: You must wait 56 days between whole blood donations, and the wait between double red donations is longer.)