I went to the blood drive at Kettler today and actually had a really great experience.
First, the Kettler is amazing. Brand new, all glass, sooo nice. Two blocks from the metro.
Second, the blood drive was run by Inova, a company local to the DMV. The staff were all fun and friendly and seemed like they enjoyed being there. Lots of joking and laughter. The equipment was great and it was just very thorough and well-run. Sooooooo it was way different than every Red Cross drive I’ve done.
Third, the snack-up room was on a mezzanine that overlooked one of the rinks, so I got to see the last ten minutes of a youth hockey game.
Third and a half: one of the snacks was pirate booty and I was PSYCHED
Fourth, I now have 200% more cap swag than I did when I started.













