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Join us as we escape into We Are Blood!
In this episode, we explore why purpose-driven work deserves more respect, recognition, and investment. We discuss how teachers, social workers, and nonprofit professionals shape our communities and why their impact is often undervalued.
We also sit down with Nick Canedo, Vice President of Community Engagement at We Are Blood, the nonprofit dedicated to saving lives in Central Texas!We Are Blood is dedicated to providing and protecting the community's blood supply, inspiring Central Texans to save lives locally, and treating everyone they serve as family. They collect, test, and distribute donated blood to more than 50 hospitals across 10 counties, ensuring patients in our community always have access to the lifesaving care they need.
Ways We Are Blood makes an Impact:
Saving Lives Locally β Ensuring patients in Central Texas have access to lifesaving blood every day. Engaging the Community β Inspiring and supporting thousands of local donors to give back regularly. Supporting Hospitals β Partnering with more than 50 medical facilities to maintain a reliable blood supply for patients in need.
How to Get Involved & Earn Some Bragging Rights:
Donate Blood β Every donation can save multiple lives in your community. Whole blood donors can give every 56 days, and platelet donors every 7 days. πhttps://weareblood.org/donate-blood/
Volunteer β Help at donation centers, transport lifesaving blood, or educate the community. πhttps://weareblood.org/help/volunteer/
Host a Blood Drive β Organize a drive with your company, school, church, or neighborhood to make a real difference in your community. πhttps://weareblood.org/ways-to-help/host/
How to Do Some Good in Austin & Get Rewarded π + ποΈ = π Sign up for updates on causes you care about or share your #GoodBrag showing how you've volunteered or donatedβthen DM us for a chance to win Texas Stars tickets!
Follow along: π Facebook π Instagram
Special Thanks:A huge thank you to Nightlight Insurance Agency for making this podcast possible. We also appreciate Todd Thompson for editing & mixing, Ashlynne O'Neal for content management, Graham Thompson and Jaden Dyer for the music, and Cory McKane at Just Push Record Studios.
By Stephanie DyerJoin us as we escape into We Are Blood!
In this episode, we explore why purpose-driven work deserves more respect, recognition, and investment. We discuss how teachers, social workers, and nonprofit professionals shape our communities and why their impact is often undervalued.
We also sit down with Nick Canedo, Vice President of Community Engagement at We Are Blood, the nonprofit dedicated to saving lives in Central Texas!We Are Blood is dedicated to providing and protecting the community's blood supply, inspiring Central Texans to save lives locally, and treating everyone they serve as family. They collect, test, and distribute donated blood to more than 50 hospitals across 10 counties, ensuring patients in our community always have access to the lifesaving care they need.
Ways We Are Blood makes an Impact:
Saving Lives Locally β Ensuring patients in Central Texas have access to lifesaving blood every day. Engaging the Community β Inspiring and supporting thousands of local donors to give back regularly. Supporting Hospitals β Partnering with more than 50 medical facilities to maintain a reliable blood supply for patients in need.
How to Get Involved & Earn Some Bragging Rights:
Donate Blood β Every donation can save multiple lives in your community. Whole blood donors can give every 56 days, and platelet donors every 7 days. πhttps://weareblood.org/donate-blood/
Volunteer β Help at donation centers, transport lifesaving blood, or educate the community. πhttps://weareblood.org/help/volunteer/
Host a Blood Drive β Organize a drive with your company, school, church, or neighborhood to make a real difference in your community. πhttps://weareblood.org/ways-to-help/host/
How to Do Some Good in Austin & Get Rewarded π + ποΈ = π Sign up for updates on causes you care about or share your #GoodBrag showing how you've volunteered or donatedβthen DM us for a chance to win Texas Stars tickets!
Follow along: π Facebook π Instagram
Special Thanks:A huge thank you to Nightlight Insurance Agency for making this podcast possible. We also appreciate Todd Thompson for editing & mixing, Ashlynne O'Neal for content management, Graham Thompson and Jaden Dyer for the music, and Cory McKane at Just Push Record Studios.