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    Blood donors give so others can live
    Erika Kemp donates whole blood at the Community Blood Center in North Naples as a way of giving back. Photos courtesy Laura Rosen
    Local News
    By Jean L. Amodea  
    24 January 2025

    Blood donors give so others can live

    January is National Volunteer Blood Donor Month, which recognizes altruistic blood donors such as Judy Richter and Erika Kemp, who donate blood for the community good. According to Laura Rosen, community relations manager at NCH Community Blood Center, every two seconds someone in America needs blood, but only 3% of the population are whole blood donors.

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