Why Nanette continues to donate

I was away from home at training college in Auckland and a group of us got talking about this during a lunchbreak and decided we would walk up to Auckland Hospital and volunteer to give blood. I was 17 at the time and as it turned out, was one of two out of the eight of us accepted that day. After graduation I was teaching in Rotorua and volunteered at the hospital there then when I moved to Cambridge discovered the blood bus came there, which was very convenient so resumed my donating. Having children and a couple of shifts in circumstance meant the donations became a bit erratic but when we moved into town 26 years ago I was able to become more regular again and was issued with the new plastic card which was a novelty. I had used the wee cardboard folder until then!
I have been donating as I can for over 50 years, have had the privilege of enjoying good health, it is a relatively painless thing to do and it is hugely helpful to injured/ill people's recovery so really, why would you not be a donor?
My daughter became a medical laboratory scientist, specializing in haemotology, I know from her experiences too how these donations can save lives.
The drink and chocolate biscuits are a great reward at the end, of course!