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  • Discover Your Inner Hero

    Welcome to the donor MULTIVERSE.

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  • Our Superhero Donor of 2024 Has the Tattoo to Prove It

    What started as a way to "get out of class" ended up becoming a lifelong mission to save lives, again and again and again.

    Meet Clayton, OBI Superhero Donor

    Clayton Grubbs, OBI Superhero Donor of 2024, gets a blood donation tattoo
  • Check Out Our NEW Blood Types Hub!

    You may know your blood type, but what do you really know about it? Visit our newly redesigned blood types page for info on who your blood can help, what blood types you can receive, and so much more.

    Find Out About Your Blood Type

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  • 10 Reasons to Give Blood This National Blood Donor Month

    There are so many incredible reasons to donate blood any time of the year, but that's especially the case in January. Plus: Did we mention it's a great month for free stuff?

    Why You Should Donate This Month

    National Blood Donor Month 2025
  • Urgent Need for Platelet Donors

    Right now, OBI needs your help to deliver platelets to our local hospitals and community members who depend on them. When you give platelets, you're helping patients undergoing cancer treatments and major surgeries, burn victims, babies born without clotting factors, and more.

    How You Can Help

    Platelet donations needed

    This Life Brought to You by Blood Donors

    Learn about the need for blood donations from patients who have benefitted from these lifesaving gifts.

    Read Stories

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    Get Paid with a Purpose

    OBI is proud to launch DonableĀ®, a peer-to-peer app that pays users for recruiting blood donors to OBI locations. Now anyone can turn their network of friends, family, coworkers, etc. into local lifesavers. Download today!

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    • Use the Donable app to recruit blood donors, save lives and earn money!

      Join Our Team

      Make saving lives part of your work by joining our lifesaving mission.

      Find Out How

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