So I, too, donated some excess blood to the medical institutions, to the tune of 450+30 millilitres.
They gave me a whole heap of goodies and money: 4.50 Ls, cereal, juice and a chocolate bar. They told me to come more often: once every two months for men.
You can read about how the process works at Nevgen's:
https://nevgen.livejournal.com/11366.html
Today we will visit the Daugavpils Blood Collection Centre. We will learn who can become a donor, what needs to be done and how the process actually works …