Retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Dennis Provencher has been donating blood for 46 years. He owns Guinness World Record for blood donation:
To date, with 46 years of donating blood, his total is 34 gallons.
“I challenge anyone to catch me,” Provencher said.
Born in Milton, N.H., Provencher enlisted in the Air Force in 1951. Ten years later, the radio operator received orders to Okinawa. He said he fell in love with the island and its people and kept extending his assignment until he retired in 1971. He has been donating blood since his arrival.
“Dennis is a phenomenal guy,” said Douglas Kennedy, a donor recruiter for the Armed Services Blood Bank Center. “You never have to ask him to help out. He is always ready to lend a hand. He really is a hero’s hero.”
He’s inspired me. Next chance I get, I’m donating.
How about you?
