Donate Platelets - New York Blood Center

How Does the Platelet Advantage Work? Now when you save lives with your platelet donations you'll also earn points redeemable for a wide variety of gifts. You'll earn 100 Platelet Advantage points each time you donate platelets. You can also earn additional Advantage points each time you donate:
	100 additional Advantage points for a triple platelet donation*
	75 additional Advantage points for a double platelet/red cell donation*
	75 additional Advantage points for a double platelet/plasma donation*
	50 additional Advantage points for a double platelet donation*
	50 additional Advantage points for a platelet/plasma donation*
	25 additional Advantage points for a platelet/red cell donation*
* NOTE: Advantage points will be posted 5 days after your donation. Points for multiple platelet products will be based on final test results in our laboratory, not on the attempted procedure at the time of donation.
50 points for platelet donations during the following designated critical periods April 1-14, 2010 May 27 - June 2, 2010 June 25 - July 11, 2010 August 27 - September 10, 2010 Additional dates may be added when necessary to meet patient needs. 100 bonus points for platelet donations made on any Sunday or Monday.
You will retain all your Advantage points if you make at least one blood or platelet donation every 180 days. If you do not meet this requirement you will forfeit 50 Platelet Advantage points. This requirement will be waived while any donor is temporarily or permanently deferred from donating. A minimum of 400 points is required for gift redemption. Gifts are tiered based on your accumulated point total. You'll see a wide array of gifts at each tier. You may redeem all or some of your points as you wish. You can even donate your Advantage points to charitable organizations. Platelet Advantage points are not transferable and are not redeemable for cash.

How Does the Platelet Advantage Work?