You Win a Brand New Car! Or a Spiff Horse Drawn Carriage!

They are having a blood drive in Ohio, where donating blood enters you into a competition for a brand new car, or, if you so choose, you can win a brand new custom made horse-drawn buggy:

During the traditionally slow summer months for blood donation, the Northern Ohio Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross offers an incentive: Donate a pint, get a chance to win a car.

It's a tried and true promotion. From charity golfers to high school boosters to game show contestants, who wouldn't want to drive home in a brand … new … car!

How about a culture that shuns such modern contrivances. Say, the Amish.

Turns out Amish people are faithful blood donors in this district, which encompasses Geauga, Holmes and Tuscarawas counties – all centers of Amish population.

The Red Cross doesn't want to forget them, said spokeswoman Christy Chapman. So in addition to the car, donors can win a brand...new...buggy!

Seriously.

Obviously, this is a sensible and humane way to encourage blood donations by accommodating the needs of a supportive community, but I also find it a hoot.

What can I say, I'm not a good person.