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• Honorariums and memorials

  Creating a timeless gift to honor a loved one or recognize the philanthropic legacy of an organization also helps ensure the future of Memorial Blood Centers and our continuing commitment to saving and sustaining lives in the community.

• In-honor

  Celebrate a special achievement or occasion—birthdays, weddings, promotions, anniversaries, holidays. With a designated contribution to Memorial Blood Centers, you will pay tribute to a loved one while also making a life-saving gift to someone in need.

• In-memory

  In lieu of flowers or other gifts, honor the memory of a family member, friend, or special person with a contribution to Memorial Blood Centers that celebrates a life well-lived and, ultimately, makes a difference in the life of another.

• Wall of Honor

  

  Provide a stunning tribute to the memory or achievement of an individual or organization. Make a special contribution to Memorial Blood Centers and a beautifully-etched glass plaque, personally inscribed, will be placed prominently in the main lobby of our St. Paul headquarters.

    

• Legacy gifts, stock donations, and estate planning

  Make Memorial Blood Centers part of your planned giving, charitable trust, living trust, or retirement planning as a designated beneficiary of an insurance policy or retirement account, or recipient of cash. Gifts of stock are both a tax-saving strategy as well as an investment in your community that helps Memorial Blood Centers plan its long-term goals. Your generosity will be remembered through the lives of generations to come.

• Company match / payroll deduction

  Increase the impact of your personal contribution through your employer’s matching gift. Dozens of area businesses partner with us to offer a matching gifts program—an important source of funds for Memorial Blood Centers. And it’s simple and easy to get involved. When your employer participates, your automatic payroll deduction doubles the support you provide to saving lives.

  Companies and organizations featured in Our Funding Partners section are just a few of the employers participating in our matching gift program. If you don’t find your organization listed, check with a member of your human resources department to see if your employer will match your contribution or ask them to contact Memorial Blood

• Attend our What's Your Type benefit

  Bring friends and family and join hundreds of other supporters of Memorial Blood Centers at one of our annual fundraising event. The What’s Your Type? benefit—held in the Twin Cities in spring—is a celebration with delicious food, live music, silent and live auctions, raffles and drawings, mystery boxes, and great entertainment. Be a part of the fun. Raise awareness of the need for blood donations and the funds needed to support our mission and special programs.

  Want to do more than attend What’s Your Type? We welcome event sponsorships and auction donations of gift cards, sports tickets and memorabilia, jewelry, spa certificates, gourmet baskets, and more.