[JD86]

One more reminder why we will never, ever, never again do anything to support the Red Cross.

[Polybius]

The American Red Cross collected hundreds of thousands of blood donations ......may discard as many as 1 of every 5 donations

Blood is a commodity with a limited shelf life. If they collected hundreds of thousands of units and managed to put 4 out of every 5 of them to use, that's a pretty decent record.

[TomGuy]

Ironic. Local news (Ft. Smith, Arkansas) last evening reported a local "low supply" of blood and were encouraging people to donate blood again.

[Texaggie79]

[the_Watchman]

I do not like the Red Cross.

I objected when my office selected the Red Cross as the recipient of our donations. (Fortunately, they found another outfit.)

I give blood to United Blood Services, but not the Red Cross.

However, in their defense, they had no way to know how much blood would be needed in the weeks immediately after 9/11. I think they did the right thing to collect as much as they could manage. Unlike the funds which were earmarked for NY and apparently rerouted by the Red Cross, I believe most of us were giving blood in case it was needed ANYWHERE. Fortunately for us all, it was not all needed.

[Clink]

And the saddest part is that of the blood sold to hospitals for (I'm guessing $200 per pint), they then turn around and sell it to the patient for (guessing again $400 per pint).

Ironic isn't it, a person could possibly be paying an executive's grossly inflated salary with their own life juices.

Talk about "Blood Money".

[ikka]

After selling some of the surplus to hospitals

Tells me everything I need to know.

[July 4th]

The Red Cross may start to die a slow, painful death in America after this. The things they've done and continue to do are disgraceful. I feel bad for every American that donated to their fund, since just pennies on the dollar are going to the families of the attack.

In this case, I think anything you can do locally or on your own is worth so much more, and if you haven't given yet, find a more specific way to give. I have a law professor whose brother worked for Cantor Fitzgerald, and we took up a collection at the school. His family is giving it to the NYC firehouse in the neighborhood where they grew up - they lost 10 guys. We were able to come up with $25k, and a few people in the law school donated their time to handle the administration. I know once you split it up, it's not all that much, but at least they already have it.

[Arthur McGowan]

Directors of several Red Cross blood centers said their sites may discard as many as 1 of every 5 donations and the national total could easily reach tens of thousands.

Disgusting! Every single one of those pints should go to help the families of those lost at the WTC!!!

[rockfish59]

toss out the red, hoard the green. i gave blood and was told it will at least be used locally.

i wonder how their do-nut sales are going?

[GoreNoMore]

I received a telephone call from etrends.com. They wanted me to download some software that monitors my computer to rate websites. While on the phone, I looked at the website. The Bloodsuckers of America's (red cross) logo was at the top. In mid sentence, I stopped him and politely told him I didn't need to hear anything else, the logo at the top of the webpage told me they were not a creditable organaization. He was dumbfounded and tried to explain that they were not part of the red cross.

Again, in mid sentence I told him I was well aware of that, but that anyone aligning themselves with an organization that wasn't trustworthy did not deserve my time. Then I politely told him to remove my name from his database, we had nothing else to discuss.

[exmoor]

VAMPS................ COME AND GET IT, your dream come true.

[xm177e2]

They aren't going to sell it to Goths?

Remember, vampirism and Satanism are just "alternative lifestyles," and they should be respected. We should especially strive to remember our diversity in the aftermath of September 11th. Our diversity is our strength, and our blood is tasty. </levity>

[imperator2]

Always donate to charities close to home. Then you can tell what they do with the money. The farther the money travel, the less likely it is to be used legitemly.

[jackbill]

Yesterday, on our local radio station, there was a "commercial" from the Red Cross, asking for blood donations.