Bloodworks 101

Across the state and the country, the donor base is aging and younger donors just don’t have the awareness to step up and fill the need. By bringing together all the places anyone could give blood in Washington – Bloodworks, Cascade, Vitalant, and the American Red Cross – we’re hoping to make needed changes at the state level that will help the blood supply throughout the region. Follow Bloodworks on your favorite social media channels to stay up to date with our legislative work.

By day, Kyle Boynton is a mild mannered platelet donor recruiter. But by night (and on weekends), he writes and produces wacky short horror films that are drawing attention from film critics and professionals all over the world. With the Academy Awards coming up Sunday night, we thought it'd be especially timely to share a special bonus episode of Bloodworks 101. In this episode, contributor Helen Pitlick gets Kyle to talk about his two favorite things: movies and saving lives.

Have you ever donated platelets? Platelets are the part of blood that help control bleeding by collecting at the site of an injury and helping for clots. Kyle Boynton, our Donor Center Collection strategist, wants you to try platelet donation if you haven’t. We sat down with Kyle to talk about his work and why this matters so much to patients in the Pacific Northwest.

March is Women's History Month, a time set aside to honor the contributions of women in this nation. But with spring in the air, it's also time for baseball, since today is Opening Day at T-Mobile Park for the Seattle Mariners.
Bloodworks 101 contributor Juan Cotto spoke with Ingrid Russell-Narcise from the Mariners front office about baseball, about how women have changed the game and like any baseball fans this time of year, they talked about possibilities.

It's that time of year again - tax time. So, it's top of mind, right? But did you know there's an easy way to donate to nonprofits like Bloodworks Northwest and get a tax deduction without all the headaches of gathering receipts? On this edition of Bloodworks 101, John Yeager speaks with Gene Farrell, President & CEO of a fintech startup called Vanilla. Gene's also a member of Bloodworks' Board of Trustees and an expert when it comes to contributing to a cause you care about.