VHDA Flexible Alternative: LP and DU approvals will also be accepted for VHDA's Flexible Alternative. The loans are to be input as either a Flex 97 (DU) or an Alt 97( LP) loan program. The approval also applies to credit qualifying issues only (i.e. credit, ratios, employment).
A. You can safely donate your whole blood every 8 weeks, automated red cells every 16 weeks, platelets every 3 days up to 24 times each year, and plasma every 28 days. A. Eat at your regular meal times and drink plenty of fluids before donating.
1 You can donate whole blood as often as every 84 days at the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in Rochester. 2  Plasma donors may donate as often as every 28 days. 3  Platelets donors may donate as frequently as every eight days, and up to 24 times in a 12-month period.onors must weigh at least 110 pounds and be at least 17 years old. In Minnesota, 16-years-olds may donate with written consent from a parent or guardian.