Host a Blood Drive for ELI

There has never been an easier way to mobilize your church or school community to provide life giving skills for people in East Africa! By hosting a blood drive, your church/school community can raise money for ELI without giving a single penny! That’s right, for every pint of blood donated, Blood for Missions will donate $20 to ELI!

It costs $30 to train a family in Kenya with life-giving skills in agriculture, live-stock and poultry care.  Just think…if 50 people donated blood at your blood drive, that’s $1000 raised for ELI, and over 30 families trained in knowledge that will change their lives forever!

How It Works

• Your church/school decides it wants to raise money for ELI, and contacts Blood For Missions about hosting a blood drive     
•  Blood for Missions schedules a day and time to host blood drive at your church/school
• Your church/school publicizes the event, and encourages the community to sign up to donate blood 
• The day of, Blood for Missions sets up and runs the blood drive 
• Your community members donate blood
• ELI receives $20 for each pint of blood donated
• People are educated and empowered in East Africa

What is Asked of the Host

• Space to hold the blood drive
• Announce and promote the blood drive 
• Print posters/fliers (templates provided by Blood for Missions)

What is Provided by Blood for Missions

• Volunteers!! (No church volunteers are needed at the blood drive)
• All blood drive staff, equipment, bloodmobiles, juice/water and cookies for all donors (entire process FDA regulated and approved) 
• Blood drive rep to meet the blood bank and show them where to set up 
• Poster/flier templates and sign-up sheets

Take Action

• To schedule a blood drive, contact Blood for Missions at bloodformissions@gmail.com
• Let ELI know! Email us at getinvolved@empoweringlives.org to share about the blood drive.  We are excited to support and encourage you in this process, as you reach out to empower lives in Africa.