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Massapequa blood donor closes in on 40 gallons
Quick ReadAl Fischer of Massapequa has been donating blood every year since 1951. He plans on donating blood this Tuesday, which will bring his lifetime donation to a total of 40 gallons.
Photo credit: Photo by Howard Schnapp | Al Fischer, who is about to donate a pint of blood which will give him a total of 40 gallons donated, in a blood processing lab at Long Island Blood Services on Monday, August 31, 2009 in Westbury, New York.
75 year old becomes second person to donate 40 gallons of blood
Good deeds come in different forms: Some people give their time, others donate money.
Al Fischer prefers to give blood.
The print shop operator from Massapequa, affectionately known as Albee, has been donating blood every year since 1951, when Harry S. Truman was in the White House - 11 presidents ago.
So far, Fischer has given 319 pints of blood and he will do it again Tuesday...
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