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Blood cannot be manufactured.

It can only be donated by people who want to make a difference in the lives of patients they may never meet.

Thank the Donor™ offers patients and their loved ones a new way to participate in their health care and spread the Attitude of Gratitude.

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“Dear Donor, thank you for your generosity and selfless dedication to helping someone else. My daughter was recently diagnosed with ALL leukemia and this blood is critical to her recovery and endurance to fight this battle. We are so thankful for your willingness to donate. May God bless you!”

“Thank you for your generous donation and for your willingness to help someone! Your donation is a blessing to our family as our daughter fights leukemia. We pray blessings upon you and your family!”

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Thank you so much!! Your blood donation keeps my mom alive each week!

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“I want to express my deepest gratitude for your selfless act of donating blood. Your generosity and kindness saved my life, and for that, I will be forever grateful. Your gift of life has given me another chance as I continue on my Hodgkin’s lymphoma journey”

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Thank you so much for donating platelets! It is helping our son with cancer keep his levels safe. We very much appreciate you!!

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Your selfless donation saved my dad’s life tonight and I can’t thank you enough! XOXO

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Thanks for helping someone who needs it! You’ve done a great thing!

I have been getting 2 units of blood every month for the last 5 months, and it’s literally saving my life. The words, thank you, don’t even begin to convey my gratitude for your kindness and thoughtfulness in donating your precious blood. I will forever be thankful for those like you, that care enough to help complete strangers in their time of need. May you be blessed in all that you do. 

Thank you for your donation. My husband needed blood after a long illness and surgery. Your donation will help him on the road to recovery. Please continue to donate and make the world a better place one pint at a time! 

Thank you for the donationYour donation is helping my wife recover from leukemiaShe will get to go home and play with her granddaughter because of you. 

Thank you for your donation of blood. I had a major foot/leg surgery because of a bad car accident. I lost too much blood in surgery and I have received a blood transfusion from you. Thank you. 

Thank you for helping our critically ill children! 

Thank you greatly for your donation!   My husband is 48 years old and needed you during his quadruple bypass surgery.   Your donation will always be appreciatedThank you so muchGod bless you and your family! 

Thank you so very much for your donation of platelets to help my continued health. 

Thank you for your selfless act of donating blood. It’s helping my dad who has blood cancer continue fighting! 

Thank you so much! Your blood helped me deliver my beautiful baby boy! 

Thank you for giving me blood when I had open heart surgery. 

What is Thank the Donor™?

Thank the Donor™ is a free program that allows patients to connect with blood donors. Using Thank the Donor™, patients can send their blood donor a thank you message and that message will hopefully encourage and inspire blood donors to continue their life-saving donations. Many donors will never hear from their recipients, but we hope by using this program more donors will begin connecting with their reason for giving.

No contact information or identifying patient information is shared between the blood recipient and/or sender of the message and the blood donor, but our blood donors will receive the message and possibly even a photo of their recipient!

How does it work?

The blood recipient or a loved one can visit Thank the Donor’s website on their smartphone, tablet, or computer. There they can enter or scan the bar code on their transfusion bag. From there the instructions are simple and they can send their message along with a photo if they wish. After the message is sent, the donor will receive an email with the message attached. Our donors love helping patients and these messages will inspire them to keep saving lives!

some examples of Thank the Donor™ messages:

1 Blood Donation
Saves 3 Lives