Rich Beiser This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. The Daytona Beach News-Journal: East Volusia

   www.n-jcenter.com/NewsJournalO - [Cached]

   Published on: 2/14/2004   Last Visited: 2/15/2004

   When Rich Beiser was a young recruit in the Air Force, he had one big complaint -- not enough food. "I was always hungry," Beiser said.
   
   So when his superior officer told Beiser and his fellow recruits they could have all they could eat at dinner that night if they donated blood, Beiser jumped at the opportunity.
   
   "I guess I was a little scared, but the promise of a big meal was worth it," Beiser said.
   
   So he donated his first pint. That night, however, Beiser was disappointed. "They served liver. I hate liver," he said. "I didn't eat a thing."
   
   Beiser continued to donate blood, though. Some 30 years later, he and his wife Peggy are two of the most prolific donors to Florida's Blood Centers. Since 2000, he has given nearly five gallons and she has donated a little more than three gallons.
   
   Beiser, 53, also holds a blood drive every month at the American Legion post in New Smyrna Beach, of which he is a member.
   
   Neither Beiser can say why they donate both blood and time.
   
   "I know it helps people," Rich Beiser said. "It's just something we have done for years."
   
   But for every Peggy or Rich Beiser, there are 95 people who do not donate, and don't think they ever will.

2. 2. The Daytona Beach News-Journal: East Volusia

   www.news-journalonline.com/New - [Cached]

   Published on: 2/14/2004   Last Visited: 2/15/2004

   When Rich Beiser was a young recruit in the Air Force, he had one big complaint -- not enough food. "I was always hungry," Beiser said.
   
   So when his superior officer told Beiser and his fellow recruits they could have all they could eat at dinner that night if they donated blood, Beiser jumped at the opportunity.
   
   "I guess I was a little scared, but the promise of a big meal was worth it," Beiser said.
   
   So he donated his first pint. That night, however, Beiser was disappointed. "They served liver. I hate liver," he said. "I didn't eat a thing."
   
   Beiser continued to donate blood, though. Some 30 years later, he and his wife Peggy are two of the most prolific donors to Florida's Blood Centers. Since 2000, he has given nearly five gallons and she has donated a little more than three gallons.
   
   Beiser, 53, also holds a blood drive every month at the American Legion post in New Smyrna Beach, of which he is a member.
   
   Neither Beiser can say why they donate both blood and time.
   
   "I know it helps people," Rich Beiser said. "It's just something we have done for years."
   
   But for every Peggy or Rich Beiser, there are 95 people who do not donate, and don't think they ever will.

3. 3. The Daytona Beach News-Journal: East Volusia

   www.news-jrnl.com/NewsJournalO - [Cached]

   Published on: 2/14/2004   Last Visited: 2/15/2004

   When Rich Beiser was a young recruit in the Air Force, he had one big complaint -- not enough food. "I was always hungry," Beiser said.
   
   So when his superior officer told Beiser and his fellow recruits they could have all they could eat at dinner that night if they donated blood, Beiser jumped at the opportunity.
   
   "I guess I was a little scared, but the promise of a big meal was worth it," Beiser said.
   
   So he donated his first pint. That night, however, Beiser was disappointed. "They served liver. I hate liver," he said. "I didn't eat a thing."
   
   Beiser continued to donate blood, though. Some 30 years later, he and his wife Peggy are two of the most prolific donors to Florida's Blood Centers. Since 2000, he has given nearly five gallons and she has donated a little more than three gallons.
   
   Beiser, 53, also holds a blood drive every month at the American Legion post in New Smyrna Beach, of which he is a member.
   
   Neither Beiser can say why they donate both blood and time.
   
   "I know it helps people," Rich Beiser said. "It's just something we have done for years."
   
   But for every Peggy or Rich Beiser, there are 95 people who do not donate, and don't think they ever will.