Red Cross is taking advantage of SMS, big time. The organization will provide real-time alerts to critical blood inventories, tips for successful blood donations and early notification of new promotions to all donors who opt-in for the program. Once that is cleared (user has registered), he or she will be able to make appointments using a “click to call” feature or locate a blood drive by entering a zip code.
Hopefully this will help Red Cross get all the blood it/people need. Interested donors can opt-in by sending a text message to 42227 or by registering at bloodisneeded.org. And yes, we advise all healthy individuals to give blood.
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