It is tough to review this location of a Non-profit Organization that is under constant rumors of…read moreshutting down or moving THIS location. The property costs will force something to happen at some point, I'm guessing. With that out front, this location manages to do the important task of training people and providing relief services. The facility is old, showing signs of wear and not enough volunteer and paid resources to make it look new and shiney. It still performs and hosts quite a few activities. I've had my CPR and First Aid courses here. In a pinch, this location could still provide support for something large.

On Tuesday, June 30th I drove out to the blood drive in Frisco. I try to donate blood as often as I…read morecan because I realize the importance of this life saving process. I arrived for my appointment time, checked in via rapid pass and then with the check in table. After being called to have my iron tested etc. I sat for several minutes watching people that came in after me being called to a bed to start their donations until a worker realized I was still waiting. Once I was on the table and donation started the alarm went off for several minutes and I finally got a workers attention and he came over and said he'd be right back.. then after several more minutes ..watching him check some machine and wipe down a table he walked over and said he'd have to adjust my needle.. 3 workers later, they had my donation going again.. alarm goes off for several minutes again before they come over (not sure if they can hear alarms over the loud music) original guy comes over and takes needle out etc and I immediately start feeling my fingers and toes throbbing and just feeling weird in general (which isn't normal for me) so they put a wet paper towel on my head, lay the bed back and then just left me there for a long time.. I sat up when I started feeling better.. still no one came over.. so I left. Once home, I sent an internal email via the Red Cross website about my concerns. Today is Saturday, July 4th and I haven't heard anything back from the Red Cross- nothing. Although I'm sure once it's time for me to donate again, I'll be getting texts, calls, mail, and emails requesting me to make a donation. Typically when I donate, I don't have even a small bruise.The bruising on my arm this time is AWFUL. It will probably be awhile before I decide to donate my O+ blood again because this was so traumatizing, but if I do, I will probably contact Carter BloodCare because it's obvious to me Red Cross just wants my blood and doesn't care about me. Picture is what my arm looks like 4 days later.