Community Involvement -National Carriers Donates Blood
National Carriers gives back to our communities in many ways. Since October of 2014, NCI folks have donated 96 units of blood at our Irving, TX facilities as employees donate through a partnership with Carter Blood Care. Because one unit of blood will be broken down and given to three different people, the blood donated by National Carriers ultimately helped save 288 lives.
Blood is truly the river of life, providing nutrients to every cell in the body. We’ve learned more about how this incredible, living fluid works, how it can be used to save lives, and why it can only come from volunteer
donors through our relationship with Carter Blood Care. The average adult has 10-12 pints of blood traveling all over his or her body through the heart, lungs, arteries, veins and capillaries. Blood is an essential part of our
bodies that performs these functions:
- Replenishes oxygen and removes carbon dioxide
- Distributes essential nutrients to cells
- Carries away metabolic waste materials for disposal
- Recognizes antigens (foreign substances) and produces antibodies (immune defense mechanisms)
