美国红十字会宣布Herbalife续约献血者关怀项目：100万美元实物捐赠为献血者提供蛋白棒与蛋白小食
美国红十字会10月27日在华盛顿宣布，健康与营养公司Herbalife续约支持红十字会「Blood Saves Lives」（血液拯救生命）献血者关怀项目，承诺提供价值100万美元的实物捐赠，为献血者供应蛋白棒和蛋白小食。
这笔捐赠用于照顾献血者本人。红十字会表示，献血是癌症治疗患者、事故伤者、镰状细胞病患者等每天依赖输血的人群的生命线，而Herbalife提供的营养食品，正是支持红十字会照顾这些献血者的工作。
Herbalife首席运营官Troy Hicks说：「在Herbalife，我们相信，当我们以有意义的方式彼此守望，社区就会更强大。我们与美国红十字会的长期合作，体现了双方在人们最需要的时候支持他们的共同承诺。」
双方的合作已有30年。红十字会介绍，Herbalife长期通过资金捐助、志愿服务、实物捐赠和员工献血活动，支持红十字会的救灾与采血工作；过去10年，该公司向美国各地的红十字会采血中心捐赠营养棒，并自2004年以来举办了100多场献血活动。此次续约正值Herbalife10月「全球公益月」期间，该公司在当月鼓励员工以服务和捐赠回馈社区。
红十字会总裁兼首席执行官Cliff Holtz说：「多年来，Herbalife一直是红十字会非凡的合作伙伴，在家庭遭遇灾难时与我们站在一起，并帮助确保患者能获得拯救生命的血液。我们对Herbalife持续的同情与慷慨深表感激。」
有意献血者可访问RedCrossBlood.org预约，下载红十字会献血者应用，或拨打1-800-RED CROSS（1-800-733-2767）。
American Red Cross: Herbalife Renews Support for Blood Saves Lives Donor Program With $1 Million In-Kind Commitment
The American Red Cross announced in Washington on October 27 that Herbalife has renewed its support for the Red Cross Blood Saves Lives program with a $1 million in-kind commitment to provide protein bars and bites for blood donors.
The donation is aimed at caring for the donors themselves. The Red Cross said blood donations are essential for patients undergoing cancer treatments, accident victims, people living with sickle cell disease and others who rely on lifesaving transfusions every day, and that Herbalife's contribution supports the Red Cross's efforts to care for the donors who make those transfusions possible.
"At Herbalife, we believe stronger communities are built when we show up for one another in meaningful ways," said Troy Hicks, chief operating officer at Herbalife. "Our longstanding partnership with the American Red Cross reflects our shared commitment to supporting people when they need it most. By renewing our $1 million commitment to the Blood Saves Lives program, we're helping care for the donors whose generosity makes lifesaving blood available to patients in need."
The partnership spans 30 years. The Red Cross said Herbalife has supported its disaster relief and blood collection efforts through financial contributions, volunteer engagement, in-kind donations and employee blood drives, has donated nutrition bars to Red Cross blood donation centers across the United States over the last 10 years, and has hosted more than 100 blood drives since 2004. The renewal coincides with Herbalife's Global Month of Purpose in October, when the company encourages employees to give back through service and generosity.
"Herbalife has been an extraordinary partner to the Red Cross for many years, standing beside us when families face disasters and helping ensure patients have access to lifesaving blood," said Cliff Holtz, president and CEO of the American Red Cross. "We are deeply grateful for Herbalife's continued compassion and generosity, along with its renewed commitment to our Blood Saves Lives program."
To make a blood donation appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
American Red Cross press release
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图片来源：献血者在采血点献血（资料图）。美国海军供图，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / A donor giving blood at a collection site (file photo). U.S. Navy photo, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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