AABB Community Walks, Runs and Raises $12,000 for World Blood Donor Day

From May 14 to June 14, more than 140 individuals from across the blood and biotherapies community participated in the AABB Foundation’s World Blood Donor Day Virtual Walk/Run. Together, participants raised more than $12,000 to support groundbreaking research that makes transfusion medicine and biotherapies safer and more effective for patients worldwide.

World Blood Donor Day is a public health campaign to encourage blood donation. By walking, running or spreading the word, the AABB community helped raise awareness about the critical need for blood and blood product donations and celebrated the life-saving power of donors.

The AABB Foundation extends its gratitude to generous sponsors of the walk/run: Blood Bank Computer Systems (BBCS), BC Solutions, Blood Centers of America, GPI USA, Rees Scientific, Rush University, Vitalant and Werfen. Their support helped amplify the impact of the virtual event and honor the heroes who donate blood every day. AABB extends a special recognition to Werfen for its show of enthusiasm and commitment as the sponsor with the most team signups.

AABB and the AABB Foundation invite the community to mark their calendars; World Blood Donor Day returns next year on June 14 with another opportunity to come together in support of this vital cause.