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Orville and Heidi Thompson with me, Mrs. Meridian

7.27.10

Another exciting update.... like I said in my last blog, we had 100 first time blood donors... the average for first time donors is 38%. Our average for last week was at 71% - we made the record for largest first time donors in Meridian, ID. So many people were excited about it they have asked when our next blood drive will be. We are looking to propose 3 blood drives a year. Let's all cross our fingers that it will be approved.

I am so excited to share the great news.... out of the 140 donors last week at our Scentsy Blood Drive, 100 of them were First Time Donors. What an amazing turnout. Way to go everybody that made this happen.

I did also forget to add another blog site that I would like you to follow. http://hip2give.blogspot.com Very important information from someone who is a recipient of blood every 8 weeks. Read her story, very inspiring and makes it even more why I choose to donate.

Had a wonderful day... went shopping for some more items for the pageant. I think I am getting closer to be completely finished. My husband and I dinner with my wonderful family for my daddy's birthday. The countdown has started......... three weeks from tonight there will be a new Mrs. Idaho International crowned. It will be an amazing evening.

7.22.2010

Yay, I was finally able to give blood today for my donation. Yesterday at the blood drive I was not allowed to donate due to the fact that my heart rate was too high, but today was OK. I was able to save up to 3 babies today. The blood drive was AWESOME... most everybody that signed up showed up. I do not have the complete count but it is right around 140. That totals saving approximately 420 lives in the last 2 days. What an amazing accomplishment. Red Cross was so thankful for all that came out to donate. We are thinking about possibly having 3 blood drives a year, thank you Scentsy.

7.19.2010

Found out today that there are only 6 slots left for this weeks blood drive, with a waiting list for alternative times. It has been crazy, and indeed fun. I am sure by now these last 6 have been filled, I will follow up tomorrow and post. Thank you to everyone that has taken the time and dedication to sign up for this cause. Remember, you will be saving lives with your donation, and for those that receive your blood, they will never be able to say enough "thank yous". It is nice to know that people still have good hearts.

7.17.2010

Had a wonderful time camping with my family. I rested, relaxed, read, slept and did some personal soul searching. The upcoming month is going to be very busy for me. Wrapping my thoughts around the Mrs. Idaho International pageant, my goals, dreams, and what I can bring to the title of Mrs. Idaho. There are some beautiful and talented women that I will be competing against. I know that we will all walk away winners, and will have brought many strong platforms together. Speaking of platforms..... I have an update as of yesterday and the count for blood donors for this Wednesday and Thursday.... 160 appointments confirmed with 20 remaining slots open. I am so excited to say that even with the count of 160 - that is 480 lives that I will be assisting in saving. WOW!

7.13.2010

I have had the most wonderful day. This morning I received a call from Red Cross confirming that I still have the cmv negative component in my blood. This means that I can still donate to pediatrics and premature babies. I am one of about 130 in the valley that can do this type of donation. I am very blessed to know I can do so much. I also have confirmation that the Scentsy appointments for next weeks blood drive is at 124 appointments. There are 60 more slots and we will be filled up. Right now with the 124 appointments we will save 372 people.... amazing. I am on vacation for the next few days so I am not sure how much I will be posting, but I will sure continue when I get back. Some well deserved family time.

42 lives saved today!

Sad news. We had to stop the blood drive. The room we were using was getting too hot and unsafe for the donors. We will try it again. We did get 14 donors.

Volunteering today to help save some lives. I will let you all know how many we save today. Have a wonderful Saturday!

7.07.10

Volunteer work at the Red Cross last night was great. Not as many came in, but still more than none. The totals for the "Vein Ambition" drive for Scensty is growing. Yesterday we were at 55 donors, and I spoke with one of our Leads and she said that she helped sign up 5 more people last night during her shift. She was also going to help another approximate 4 employees sign up tonight. Red Cross is granting 180 donation slots for our two dates of July 21st and July 22nd. We are hoping that we fill all the available slots so that we can get more donation dates. If we have 180 people donate, we will save 540 lives. You ask how - because for every blood donation given, up to 3 lives can be saved. Wouldn't you like to say you saved a life. I have and it feels wonderful. Have a great week, enjoy the heat, and stay hydrated. Need to have those veins pumping so we can get some good donations... :)

Everyone have a safe and happy Fourth of July!

I am excited to say that I will be at the Boise High Schools blood drive on July 10th from 11:00 to 4:00. I will be sure to post some pictures after I am done. I am getting anxious for Scentsy's blood drive July 21st and July 22nd. If you haven't signed up yet, there are still openings. For those that have, I will see you there.