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		<title>Ooh, Ooh, those tough days of December and January are here again…&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Weather happens, and we all know those blood drives get cancelled.  Especially high schools and when will we be able to reschedule them again?  Perhaps it will take some extra motivation…. One terrific idea is to schedule quick media sponsored events and blood drives to replace those that have been cancelled due to weather or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thebloodblog.com/2010/12/23/ooh-ooh-those-tough-days-of-december-and-january-are-here-again%e2%80%a6</link>
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		<title>GIVING 101:  Helping donors rekindle the holiday spirit all year long</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am the mother of 3 and I absolutely love the holiday season. I love the lights, the music, the parties, the food… and watching the faces of my little ones as they take it all in! But the thing that I love most about the holidays is the spirit of giving that seems more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thebloodblog.com/2010/12/09/giving-101-helping-donors-rekindle-the-holiday-spirit-all-year-long</link>
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		<title>Spring Forward</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a few weekends ago, it was time to FALL BACK to Standard Time. As we enjoy the long winter days full of snow, the holidays and the smell of hot chocolate &#38; chili, it’s not to early to start thinking about Spring. Winter never seems too long when you can actually start planning for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thebloodblog.com/2010/12/01/spring-forward</link>
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		<title>Holiday Recruitment Tips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Holiday season is a great time of year to remember and recognize those volunteers who are actively involved in the scheduling of blood drives, recruiting blood donors and working as volunteers during the blood collection hours either in the fixed sites or on mobile drives. Even though we are diligent in offering verbal appreciation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thebloodblog.com/2010/11/24/holiday-recruitment-tips</link>
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		<title>Custom Banner Stands – Make your blood drives stand out!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you are setting up blood drives, have you ever hung your banner to only find 3 minutes later that it has fallen to the ground?  Check out our 6’ tall banner stands that are easy to set up and they make your blood drive look good in less than one minute to set up.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thebloodblog.com/2010/11/02/custom-banner-stands-%e2%80%93-make-your-blood-drives-stand-out</link>
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		<title>Blood Hounds, Bears and Blood Drops</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Plush is popular this time of year (and all year ‘round for that matter)! Several blood centers use plush bears, puppies and even blood drops as part of holiday campaigns during which they deliver the plush animals to patients in local children’s hospitals. Donors are often encouraged to sign a card to accompany the stuffed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thebloodblog.com/2010/10/22/blood-hounds-bears-and-blood-drops</link>
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		<title>National Blood Donor Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[January 2011 is quickly approaching and it’s not too early to start planning for National Blood Donor Month. As you know, most blood centers have a difficult time keeping any more than a three-day supply of blood on their shelves and the winter months really seem to take a hit on the blood supply due [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thebloodblog.com/2010/10/14/national-blood-donor-month</link>
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		<title>Top Ten Reasons for Becoming A Blood Recruiter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[10. Standing on street corners in all kinds of weather and traffic putting up &#8220;blood drive&#8221; signs. 9. Driving  all over the area to meet with &#8220;blood drive chairpeople&#8221; 8. Eating at all the fast food restaurants on the way to blood drives. 7. Coming up with the &#8220;right convincing words&#8221; to enlist adequate numbers of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thebloodblog.com/2010/10/07/top-ten-reasons-for-becoming-a-blood-recruiter</link>
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		<title>Just in time for cooler weather…. Long sleeve t-shirts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If your donors are the type that still love to receive t-shirts, then why not add a bit of umph to the traditional donor gift by offering long sleeve tee’s? The cost of a long sleeve t-shirt isn’t much more than a classic tee, making it an affordable way to draw in donors during more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thebloodblog.com/2010/10/04/just-in-time-for-cooler-weather%e2%80%a6-long-sleeve-t-shirts</link>
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		<title>“Soup” up your Donors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of year to start getting out the crock pot and getting your favorite chili recipes out. A great way to get your donors excited about incentives, is to get them something they will actually use. I found a really cool soup mug and pitched them to a customer for a winter gift [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thebloodblog.com/2010/09/29/%e2%80%9csoup%e2%80%9d-up-your-donors</link>
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