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MacRumors is pleased to announce our Seventeenth Annual MacRumors Blood Drive, throughout the month of May 2026. Let's save lives together by encouraging donations of blood, platelets, and plasma, and signing up as bone marrow and organ donors. While most blood drives are specific to a geographic location, our blood drive is online and worldwide. Anyone can participate.

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Over the past 16 years, MacRumors Blood Drives have recorded donations of 1,795 units of blood, platelets, and plasma, cheered for donors, and celebrated new signups for the bone marrow and organ donor registries. We've heard from hundreds of forum members who donate or whose lives were saved by the donations of strangers.

This year's featured donor is user m53rd. Not only is he a blood donor, registered as an organ donor, and registered as a bone marrow donor, but he's already been an organ donor, having donated a kidney and then 60% of his liver to people in need. It's a magnificent example how a single person can save many lives.

Whether you're a regular donor or someone overcoming apprehension to donate for the very first time, we welcome and congratulate you.

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How to participate in the MacRumors Blood Drive

  1. If you are an eligible donor, schedule a blood, platelet, or plasma donation (FAQ) at any donation center near you. Post in the MacRumors 2026 Blood Drive! thread to tell us about it. Also post if you sign up for the bone marrow registry (FAQ) or register as an organ donor. We'll add all registrants to our Honor Roll.
  2. Not everyone is eligible to donate blood, due to their health status or based on risk factors that result in deferrals (see LGBTQ+ donor information). If you aren't eligible to donate blood, please encourage a friend or relative to make a donation, and let us know. If they donate, you'll both be added to our Honor Roll.
  3. Share our #MacRumorsBloodDrive message with friends, relatives, and followers. Help us thank the forum members who post in the MacRumors 2026 Blood Drive! thread.

After the MacRumors Blood Drive ends on May 31, continue recording your blood, platelet, and plasma donations, from June 2026 through next April 2027, on our Team MacRumors 2026-2027 page (instructions). We'll tally your donations and count them for the MacRumors 2027 Blood Drive next May.

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Bob Cratchit
20 weeks ago

Anything to make it negative, huh?
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spazzcat
19 weeks ago
I did a double red today.
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maswriter
19 weeks ago
I did my part today!


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IIGS User
20 weeks ago
I can't give blood due to an infectious disease exposure that while cured and leaves me to test positive for said disease due to the presence of antibodies.

I was exposed to that disease voluntarily by receiving a transplanted organ about 2 years ago. Up until recently the donor having this disease would make the organ unusable. However, modern medicine has advanced to to the point where this disease can be fully cured, thus making the organ viable.

My transplant was successful and I am doing well.

Please sign up to be an organ donor (I am). While certain organs of mine would not be useable due to my previous health conditions, some would be and may help someone.

I was an organ donor long before I ever anticipated the need to be a recipient.
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maswriter
16 weeks ago
Red Cross notified me that my blood donation went to Mission Hospital, which is a few miles south of me. I’m always glad to know that my donation is helping people.



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Doctor Q
20 weeks ago
The Red Cross offers some answers to common concerns (https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/common-concerns.html) about donating.

By estimates, only 30% to 40% of adults are eligible to donate, which is why it's so helpful for those who can't donate to help promote donation by those who can.
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