Taft Resolution 

Meet three grateful recipients:

Monique
George
Connor

• This year, the Red Cross will collect approximately 6.3 million units of blood, a 3 percent increase over the previous year, and a 12 percent increase over the last three years.

• Who donates blood to the Red Cross:

Median Age 38 years old
Male donors 53 percent 
Female donors 47 percent 
Repeat donors 79.3 percent 
First-time donors 20.7 percent

• The approximate distribution of blood types in the US population is:

      Type            Percentage of population
          O+                    38 percent
          O-                       7 percent
          A+                    34 percent
          A-                       6 percent
          B+                      9 percent
          B-                       2 percent
          AB+                    3 percent
          AB-                     1 percent

              Note: Distribution may be different for specific racial and ethnic groups

Last year, 21.4 percent of the blood collected by the Red Cross was donated at a regular or irfixedld donation site, while 76.4 percent was collected at mobile blood drives.
 

• Who holds/sponsors Red Cross blood drives:

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