The Blood Bag Project

"The Blood Bag Project, a craft project that aims to raise awareness of the rare blood condition Diamond Blackfan Anaemia.

The project has been set up by textile artist Leigh Bowser, whose young niece Chloe suffers from Diamond Blackfan Anaemia and wants to encourage people to donate blood. Chloe’s main source of help is through blood donation. However, Leigh is unable to give blood herself and understands she’s not alone. This project is for those who want to help the blood cause by donating in another way.

The Blood Bag Project is about raising awareness and is not a charity, but does hope to raise a little money along the way!"

You can help by making textile bags to raise awareness, donating and by donating blood.

Check this site for more information:

https://thebloodbagproject.com/make-a-textile-blood-bag/

The Children's Inn at NIH

"The Children’s Inn at NIH is a residential “Place Like Home’’ for families with children participating in leading-edge research studies at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. The NIH Clinical Center is the nation’s premier biomedical research hospital, providing an opportunity for our residents to be partners in advancing medical discoveries and improving the health of people all over the world. While the NIH takes care of the child’s medical needs, The Inn tends to the child’s heart, soul and spirit."

You can help by volunteering, running the Marine Corps Marathon Runinn4kids, donating money  and items and by crafting things.

Check this site for more information:
http://childrensinn.org/get-innvolved/