DAYTON, Ohio – “I was motivated to hit it, Arcanum donor James “Jim” Taylor said of the milestone 100the lifetime donation he accomplished on Oct. 25 at the Solvita Dayton Center. “I got close, and I thought I’ve got to keep going.”
Jim said he began donating in 1981. He served in the U.S. Navy and began an apprenticeship with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). “I moved here, and the union had a blood drive,” he said. “You could give blood and get a day of school credit. I did that, but I noticed not that many give blood, and I wondered why.”
Jim retired in 2017, but he remembers how challenging it could be to donate when working 10-12 hour days. “I couldn’t get down here to do it,” he said, “but once I got back in town, I would get it scheduled in my phone, every eight weeks, and I try to hit it. Now I want to hit that 200!”
Schedule a blood donation with Solvita (formerly Community Blood Center) on the Donor Time app, by calling (937) 461-3220, or at www.donortime.com.