By Lisa Tellus, account manager
Borshoff employees are known for their competitive nature and will to succeed; but do they actually take it as far as to draw blood? Well, this morning 26 Borshoff employees did just that at our first ever blood drive. With outstretched arms and a foam squeezie in hand, we lined up and took one for the team.
The initial motivation to host a blood drive at Borshoff’s office came from our participation in this year’s Indiana Sports Corp’s Corporate Challenge. Corporate teams have the opportunity to earn points by donating blood. While the idea to host a blood drive may have started as a way to improve our score for the Corporate Challenge, we ended up learning a lot about how we were helping our community and are energized to encourage others to do the same.
Did you know?
- Every three seconds someone needs blood.
- 4.5 million Americans would die each year without lifesaving blood transfusions.
- Approximately 32,000 pints of blood are used each day in the United States.
- Just one pint of donated blood can help save as many as three people’s lives.
- Cancer patients may need transfusions daily.
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