Community Blood Services Launches Donorplus,
a New Donor Recognition Rewards Program

April 2012

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Beginning April 3, volunteer blood, platelet and plasma donors at Community Blood Services of NJ/NY will be invited to join Donorplus, the center�s new online donor recognition rewards program, as a thank you for their lifesaving donations.

"We hope our donors will be very excited about this new recognition program, where �giving gives back,� � said Karen Ferriday, director of Community Affairs at Community Blood Services. �We are happy to offer our donors this opportunity to earn points and get fantastic gifts for helping to save lives in our community."

"We also hope the program will entice our donors to donate more frequently and perhaps look at donating multiple products, which earn them additional points and also helps to ensure there is always a stable blood supply for patients who need it in our community hospitals," Ferriday added.

Donors who register for the program online beginning April 3 by clicking here or visiting www.mydonorplus.com will earn points each time they donate. Those points can be accumulated and redeemed for a wide variety of gifts in the online catalogue. Once the program begins April 3, donors will be able to get more information about the program on the website, including Frequently Asked Questions , the point values for various types of donations, a sampling of gift items online, and more.

Email invitations will go out to donors who already donate at Community Blood Services and have shared their email addresses with the blood center. Donors who don�t receive email invitations can join the program by registering online beginning April 3.

For more information about this exciting new rewards program, click here or call the Donorplus Help Desk at Community Blood Services, 866-228-1500, to speak to a customer service representative.

You can also call 866-228-1500 for locations and hours for Community Blood Services' convenient New Jersey donation sites, including its donor centers in Paramus and Lincoln Park, or to schedule your next donation appointment and start earning valuable points.

Community Blood Services provides blood and blood products for seriously ill and injured patients in more than 20 hospitals in New Jersey and New York, and holds mobiles blood drives with community, church, school and business groups throughout the region.