The guy at the local blood bank told me that when they need more blood in one location they get ot from other blood banks. So in theory if the blood bank in El Paso cant service every person who came to donate today, someone in my state could still help.

I started donating on the regular after Katrina.

A few years ago my mom had emergency surgery and was on blood thinners at the time. Needed a ton of blood. She's ok now, though