Dear <<Employee Name>>,

I am writing to personally ask for your participation in our upcoming employee blood drive on <<Day>> , <<Date>>from <<start time>> to <<end time>> . By donating blood you will make a world of difference to hospital patients in our area at a time when blood supplies are low.

The statistics are clear. About every two seconds, someone in America needs blood. Every day, about 34,000 donations are needed to help save the lives of cancer patients, accident victims and children with blood disorders in the United States. Just one pint of blood can help save as many as three lives.

It takes less than an hour, yet only 5% of the population currently gives blood. With the continuing blood shortages in our nation, your participation in the effort can have a significant life saving impact on the lives of our friends, family and community members.

Whether you have donated blood in the past or have never donated blood before, we are asking for your help. Donating blood is safe and rewarding way to make a real difference. It is important to make this point very clear, because our community faces frequent blood shortages.

Please contact (insert contact information) with any questions and sign up to donate now. Thank you in advance for your participation and involvement. Together, we can save lives.

Sincerely,

<<Name>>

P.S. I KNOW YOUR DAILY SCHEDULE IS BUSY, BUT PLEASE DON’T LET THAT KEEP YOU FROM DONATING AT OUR BLOOD DRIVE. BY SETTING AN APPOINTMENT TODAY YOU CAN CHOOSE A TIME THAT IS CONVENIENT FOR YOU.

Voice Mail Script:
This is an important message for all employees concerning our upcoming company blood drive. We are holding an employee blood drive on <<day, date and time>> and I am hoping you can help by scheduling an appointment to donate.

By donating blood you are giving the gift of life to a hospital patient in our area that needs it. In fact, just one donation can help save as many as three lives! Our goal is to collect <<drive goal>> units of blood at this drive, so whether you have donated in the past or not, we really need your help. To schedule an appointment please call me, <<name>>, at <<phone number>>.

Thanks so much. Once again, my number/extension is ____________

This script is designed to help you promote your blood drive and increase awareness. The goal is to generate appointments for the drive. Please feel free to customize this to fit your needs.

SCRIPT:

I’m sending this quick note to ask for your participation in our upcoming blood drive on <<day>>, <<date and time>>. I am hoping you can help by scheduling an appointment to donate.

By donating blood you can actually help save the lives of up to three people! Currently only about 5% of the eligible population donates blood, but in order to meet the growing needs of our community this number needs to increase, and I am personally asking you to take advantage of this opportunity to give the “Gift of Life”.

In order to reach our blood drive participation goal this year it is crucial that we have the support and participation of our faculty, and even our parents. It is not enough to rely solely on the donations of our students, especially considering the blood shortages our region has faced recently.

So please rise to the challenge by not only encouraging your students to donate, but also by setting an appointment to donate yourself. To schedule an appointment, please call me <<contact>> at <<phone number>>.

Thanks so much,

<<name>>

P.S. Follow the attached link for a special message from the American Red Cross about the importance of giving blood. A brief web movie will play automatically.

“Giving the Gift of Life” at: http://www.redcross.org/flash/recruit/index.html