Staying Home? 5 Ways You Can Help

As we see hospital staff, grocery store clerks, mail carriers and other essential workers put themselves at risk, many of us are left wondering how we can help.  

5 Ways You Can Help

Here are 5 ways you can make a big difference in your community without leaving home. Some take less than 2 minutes. Do one or do them all. Every act of generosity helps.  

1. #ShareYourHeart. Participate in fun, family-friendly activities to celebrate the selfless act of organ, eye and tissue donation and brighten someone’s day during the 30-Day #ShareYourHeart challenge. Running now through April 30.  
2. Register. With many local DMVs closed, another way people can register as an organ donor is online. This simple step takes 2 minutes and can save lives. Share your decision and encourage friends and family to register too.
3. #Couch2Cure: Joining the Be The Match Registry® means volunteering to be listed as a potential blood stem cell donor, ready to save the life of any patient in need of a transplant. Sign up Join.bethematch.org. 
4. Use your sewing skills: LifeSource is collecting homemade masks for our hospital and funeral home partners in dire need throughout Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Mail them in or drop them off in a plastic bag at:  

LifeSource
ATTN: Mask Project
2225 West River Road N
Minneapolis, MN 55411

5. Schedule an appointment to give blood. Blood banks need your help! Schedule an appointment today with American Red Cross or Memorial Blood Centers.