Data shows that more than 90 percent of the world’s population will need blood in their lifetime, yet only 3 percent donate. A Chicago man is hoping to change that, one pint at a time.

Mark Buciak holds what’s considered “hero status” when it comes to donating blood – and he does it all from the goodness of his heart.

“There’s a million excuses. There’s only one reason to give: to share the gift of life with others most in need,” Buciak said.

Buciak first donated blood as a freshman in college and has been donating ever since. He estimates that’s more than six gallons of blood donations in four decades.

Along the way, he began organizing his own blood drive every Veterans Day weekend, in honor of his father.

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