From the Desk Of:
Col. Richard H. McBride, Director, ASBPO
 This month, we celebrate International Donor Recruitment Professionals Day Sept. 18, and we introduce you to a few of our blood donor recruiters who are work every day to help us save lives. In this issue, you'll also meet two special donors -- one who is a first-time donor, and one who has been donating for 31 years -- who help save lives.
We also check in with the Fort Bragg Blood Donor Center to see how they fared on their recent FDA inspection, and we share current blood banking information in our Industry News section.
I would like to thank everyone for making our summer campaign -- Join the Arms Race; Donate Blood -- a huge success. Whether you donated, volunteered or simply spread the word with your friends and family, you ensured that service members worldwide continued to receive the blood they needed when they needed it the most. Our 2013 summer campaign ends Sept. 30.
Summer might be coming to a close, but we've still got a lot of 2013 left! Join us this upcoming holiday season and help us do what we do best -- save lives! Thanks, Col. Richard H. McBride |
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ASBP Celebrates International Donor Recruitment Professionals Day
 Starting Sept. 16, the ASBP will honor the program's blood donor recruiters. Read more or visit our Facebook page for daily features. |
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Conquering His Fears: A Donor's Perpsective
 Meet Cecil Johnson, a first-time donor with the ASBP who is eager to share how he conquered his fear of donating. Read his story. |
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No Uniform Required
The ASBP Focal Point civilian hero of the month
 Meet Robert Powers -- a man who has donated at the Pentagon Blood Donor Center for 31 years (and counting).
Read his story.
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Picture This!
The ASBP Focal Point picture of the month
 Erin Longacre, ASBP blood donor recruiter at the Kendrick Memorial Blood Center at Fort Gordon, Ga., donates platelets for the first time during a study. " That was the happiest day ever because I am indefinitely deferred (due to the vCJD deferral)," Longacre said. "But we were allowing Mad Cow folks to donate for this validation study and I actually got to donate. Yippee!" |
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About the ASBP
The ASBP plays a key role in providing quality blood products for service members, veterans and their families in both peace and war. As a tri-service organization, the ASBP has many components working together to collect, process and store, distribute and transfuse blood worldwide. Learn more on the ASBP website.
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Checkin' in with the:
Fort Bragg Blood Donor Center, Fort Bragg, N.C.
The Womack Army Medical Center and the Fort Bragg Blood Donor Center recently underwent an FDA inspection. Find out how they fared. |
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Industry News
The AABB Board of Directors recently approved the 29th edition of Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services for publication. Get an extensive review of licensed and some unlicensed blood and blood components as well as an extension of the cellular product label. Get recommendations on how to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted malaria. The AABB updates full-length and abbreviated Donor History Questionnaires materials to include isotretinoin-containing drugs Myorisan and Zenatane. |
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Featured Video
This summer: A soldier, sailor, airman and Marine race to live saves. Will you join them?
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Pins and Pints
The ASBP Focal Point pin of the month
 An apple a day keeps the doctor away. This is a cute little way to show your kids, spouse, friends and blood donors how much you care. Our donors are the heart of our program. Get more back to school ideas on Pinterest. |
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