A Robersonville native made his 145th donation of blood in Greenville, bringing his grand total to more than 18 gallons.
Kirk Whitley has donated pints of his blood to the American Red Cross since November 1968.
On Saturday, he rolled up his sleeves again, saving 3 adults or 6 children’s lives with each contribution.
He added one more souvenir t-shirt to his collection and made his final donation of 2021.
He says a lot has changed since his first donation as a high school student.
“Instead of pricking your finger they did your ear and got the iron reading out of your ear,” he laughed.
Now getting his finger pricked every 56 days, 6 times a year, he has quite the collection of scrapbooking treasures to tell the tale.
“Every time, you get a little sticker that tells you when you do give,” said Whitley. “I’ve got a curio cabinet that is glass and I’ve got no telling the stickers that are on that curio cabinet.”
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