• You are required to bring a picture ID and State issued Driver’s License, passport or Social Security card
  
  
• You must be at least 17 years of age.
  
  
• You must weigh at least 110 pounds.
  
  
• Don’t forget your Parent Consent Form if required by school.
  

Do not Donate Blood if:

• You have had a cold or flu symptoms two days prior to donation or do not feel well on the day of the donation.
  
  
• You have had a tattoo, ear or skin piercing in the past 12 months.
  
  
• You have taken any antibiotics in the last 48 hours.
  
  
• You have had major dental work in the last 24 hours (crown, root canal, or gum surgery)
  
  
• You have had hepatitis after the age of 11 years.
  

Marrow Donors:

• You must be between the ages of 18 and 60.
  
  
• Once you join the National Marrow Donor Program, you do not ever have to join again.
  
  
• If you have active asthma that requires you to use an inhaler or take medication or you have any lower back problems, please notify a NMDP representative.