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The Blood Connection donation truck and two women giving blood.

A blood transfusion occurs every two seconds in the US.

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Did you know? One blood donation has the potential to save up to three lives — but although 60% of the US population is eligible to donate, only 3% do. We can help improve this statistic.

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