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'Over a few decades, it's added up': Man makes 500th blood donation

Dave Enters says his faith, ability to donate and drive to help others has motivated him throughout the years
Hannah Hilyard
Reporter
'Over a few decades, it's added up': Man makes 500th blood donation

Dave Enters says his faith, ability to donate and drive to help others has motivated him throughout the years

IT’S A PROCESS DAVE ENTERS KNOWS WELL,OW H MANY TIMES HAVE YOU DONE THIS? TODAY IS MY 500TH DONATION. WE WERE THERE FOR HIS MILESTONE BLOOD GIFT. YOU CAN DONATE PLATELETS EVERY TWO WEEKS AND HE DOES SO UPWARDS OF 20 TIMES A YEAR. YOU’RE INHE TOP 35 OF OUR MILLIONS OF DONORS ACROSS OUR FIVE STATEIT WH RED HIS FACE AND GOOD HEALTH ARE HIS MOT --, I DON’T KNOW THATHT ERE’S OTO MANY. EFFORTS THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT ARE MORE. SATISFYING THAN KNONGWI THAT YOU HELP SOMEONE. AND SAVE THEIR LIFE VARSITY SAYS OUT OF ALL OF THEIR FIRST TIME DONORS ONLY ABOUT 50%F O THEM WALK THROUGH THESE DOORS FOR A SECOND TIME. THAT’S WHY IT’SER VY SPECIAL TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE DAVE WHO HAS COME IN TODAY FOR HIS 500 DONATION KEEPING THE SHELVES STOCK. PRETTY WE’RE VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT WITH THE WEATHER. THAT JUST WENT TOUHRGH SO WE HAD FOR EXAMPLE YESTERDAY IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. WE HAD NEAYRL ALL OF OUR BLOOD DRIVES GET CANCELED. DID YOU EVER IMAGINE REACHING THE MILESTONE? NOT AT ALL? NOPE. I NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED IT. IT WASN’T A GOAL. IT’S ONE DAY AT A TIME ONE DONATION AT A TIME AND OVER A FEW DECADES. I’'S ADDED UP IN MILWAUKEE HANNAH HILLIARD WI SENT 12 NEWS. DAVE ENTERS RUNS THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT AT CONCORDIA UNIVERSI STYAYS ALL TOLD HE HAS GI
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'Over a few decades, it's added up': Man makes 500th blood donation

Dave Enters says his faith, ability to donate and drive to help others has motivated him throughout the years
Hannah Hilyard
Reporter
A Wisconsin man just reached a major blood donation milestone Friday morning.Dave Enters walked out of Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin Friday morning for the 500th time.Over the past 35 years, he has officially donated just about 500 pints of blood."I don't know that there's too many efforts that we can make that are more satisfying than knowing that you helped someone and saved their life," Enters said. The Concordia University counseling director goes through this process up to 20 times a year.Five hundred donations are equivalent to 62 gallons of blood and rank him 34th out of the millions of donors in Versiti's database.Enters said his faith, ability to donate and drive to help others has motivated him throughout the years."Did you ever imagine reaching this milestone?" sister station WISN asked."Not at all, nope. I never would have guessed it. It wasn't the goal. It's one day at a time, one donation at a time and over a few decades, it's added up," Enters said."It's very important for our platelet donors to come in consistently, keep the appointments they have, and we're so grateful. We have an amazing group of donors like Dave who are very committed and that helps us serving the needs of patients across Southeast Wisconsin," Versiti Chief Marketing Officer Gitesh Dubal said.
MILWAUKEE —

A Wisconsin man just reached a major blood donation milestone Friday morning.

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Dave Enters walked out of Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin Friday morning for the 500th time.

Over the past 35 years, he has officially donated just about 500 pints of blood.

"I don't know that there's too many efforts that we can make that are more satisfying than knowing that you helped someone and saved their life," Enters said.

The Concordia University counseling director goes through this process up to 20 times a year.

Five hundred donations are equivalent to 62 gallons of blood and rank him 34th out of the millions of donors in Versiti's database.

Enters said his faith, ability to donate and drive to help others has motivated him throughout the years.

"Did you ever imagine reaching this milestone?" sister station WISN asked.

"Not at all, nope. I never would have guessed it. It wasn't the goal. It's one day at a time, one donation at a time and over a few decades, it's added up," Enters said.

"It's very important for our platelet donors to come in consistently, keep the appointments they have, and we're so grateful. We have an amazing group of donors like Dave who are very committed and that helps us serving the needs of patients across Southeast Wisconsin," Versiti Chief Marketing Officer Gitesh Dubal said.