@givingtuesdaybarbados leader, @skiptomalouuu gave blood for #WorldBloodDonorDay and #GivingEveryTuesday ・・・ Pumping my pint for #WorldBloodDonorDay! Did you know: 🩸Barbados has dangerously low rates of voluntary blood donations. 🩸During hectic times of the year such Crop Over, fewer people come to the centre, making the deficit even more critical. 🩸The Blood Collection Centre needs a minimum of 25 units of blood daily and along with whole blood donation there is also a need for plasma and platelet donation. 🩸Blood lasts only 42 days after donation, so regular donors are essential for sustainability! 🩸Blood donation is voluntary in Barbados. 🩸The truth is, it is just not really part of the Barbados culture to donate blood without knowing someone personally who needs blood. 🩸Most people in Barbados only give blood when a relative, colleague or friend is ill, pregnant, or if they were involved in an accident. 🩸Apparently, single, female and younger participants are less likel...