Chip Carter Gaines. Construction/Real Estate Lead and Owner. Chip Gaines is co-owner and co-founder of Magnolia Homes, and co-stars in HGTVâs Fixer Upper with his wife Joanna.Chip was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and raised in Dallas. He graduated from Baylor Universityâs Hankamer School of Business with a Marketing degree.
You must weigh at least 110 lbs to be eligible for blood donation for your own safety. Students who donate at high school drives and donors 18 years of age or younger must also meet additional height and weight requirements for whole blood donation (applies to girls shorter than 5'6 and boys shorter than 5'). Blood volume is determined by body weight and height.
It is a constant struggle for the blood banks and transplant centers to maintain an adequate supply. The answer to your question is not the same for both organ and blood donation, so I will first address blood donation. Yes, you can donate blood, if you meet the following criteria: 1  Your sugar level is controlled. 2  You are in good health. 3  Your blood pressure is below 180/100. 4  You are not anemic (low red blood cells).