If you see someone wearing a Bonfils Blood Center T-shirt at the Louisville Rec Center, there’s a good chance it’s Virgil Olson doing his daily workout. At 83, Virgil has no plans to cut back on the frequency of his workouts or his blood donations. He became only the 9th Bonfils blood donor to reach the 70-gallon mark Thursday, June 16 at Bonfils’ Boulder community donor center.
With 560 donations to date, Virgil has no plans to cut back on the frequency of his platelet and plasma donations.
Bonfils Blood Center staff congratulate Virgil Olson on his 560th blood donation.
Only one other Bonfils donor is expected to reach this milestone in 2016.
Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and whether a donor is making their 560th donation or their first, every donation of every blood type has the potential to help up to three patients in need.
Bonfils operates seven community donor centers and up to 10 blood drives daily all around Colorado. To make an appointment call the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303.363.2300 or 800.365.0006 option 2 or visit bonfils.org.
