Together, we can save a life

今日シアトルのアパートに、American Red Crossから一通の封筒が届いた。

今年の１０月１０日にダーラムで献血した事に対する感謝と、今後も献血を継続してもらえるよう協力を求めるレターが、ドナー・カードと共に同封されていた。

レターを読んで驚いた。。。


こう書いてある。。。

Thank you for giving blood through the American Red Cross. Your blood donation may have helped save up to three lives.

We'd like you to know that the people you helped save and their families and friends are so grateful for what you've done. People like Molly, 23, who suffers from leukemia and needs frequent transfusions. Or George, father of two teens, whose heart transplant surgery could never have happened without enough available blood.

You really have done something amazing.

And now you can do something even more remarkable. Come back, and give blood again. You see, only 30% of first-time blood donors come back to give a second time. We need your help now more than ever. Frequently the blood supply is just 2 days away from running out. And every day in the United States, over 38,000 donations are needed. So we urge you to give regularly.

Has anything else you've done lately made you feel this good? Why not keep that feeling alive by giving blood again, and helping to save the lives of even more people, like Susan, 12, who just wants the pain of sickle cell disease to go away so she can grow up strong like her sisters.

Visit www.givelife.org or call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-448-3543) for more information or to schedule your next donation appointment.

そして、レターの最後に、

Together, we can save a life

とあった。


2 SECONDS IS HOW OFTEN SOMEONE IN AMERICA NEEDS BLOOD

アメリカでは、２秒毎に血液を必要とする人が出ています。

3 IS HOW MANY LIVES ONE BLOOD DONATION CAN HELP SAVE

あなたの一回の献血で、３人の命を救うことができます。

6 TIMES IS HOW OFTEN YOU CAN DONATE BLOOD IN A YEAR

あなたが献血できる回数は、年間６回です。

LESS THAN 30% IS HOW MANY FIRST TIME BLOOD DONORS WILL EVER GIVE BLOOD AGAIN

初めて献血をした後、再度２度目の献血をしに戻ってくる人たちの割合は３０％を下回ります。

あなたの献血を

たくさんの人たちが

たくさんの子供たちが

「今」　待っています！