# @americanredcross on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIUJGL1MapE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/72588793-americanredcross-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-11T17:30:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Red Cross (@americanredcross) — https://gondola.cc/americanredcross

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One gallon. It’s a significant blood donation milestone for Marilyn Jimenez considering she wasn’t encouraged to donate growing up.

Marilyn was born in Mexico and grew up between there and the U.S. She says that for Mexicans, there isn’t a strong culture of proactively donating blood unless a family member, neighbor or acquaintance had a specific need.
 
That mindset personally changed for Marilyn once she began working at the American Red Cross. Her awareness of the need for blood nationwide grew, and she quickly learned the profound impact that blood donations can have on a patient in need.
 
“I realized that blood is needed long before a person goes into surgery or has an accident,” Marilyn said. “Also, the need for blood is greater than the number of people who donate.”
 
She is one of the nearly 60% of Latinos who have O positive blood, the most transfused blood type and often in low supply.
 
“Whenever I talk about this topic, people are always like, ‘Wow!’” Marilyn said. “I believe that many Latinos don’t realize the important role they play in maintaining the blood supply. It’s key for people to know that the blood we’re collecting can help save the lives of other Latinos.”
 
Marilyn has no plans to stop donating blood. In fact, she finds motivation to continue through the updates she receives on where her blood donation goes.
 
“Last year, I donated platelets, and three units were distributed to three different hospitals. It was really cool to see that one donation helped three different people.”

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