As you can see, the club has donated the A's, O's and the B's from the club logo.

These letters represent the main blood types and new donors are needed! In fact, we need 100,000 new blood donors in the next year to meet patient needs.

You can help

There are lots of ways you can help spread the word on #missingtype too

• Join our communities on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram - @redcrossbloodau
• Let your family, friends and colleagues know about the campaign and encourage them to pledge to donate
• Update your profile picture with the #missingtype overlay here

In Australia a blood donation is needed every 24 seconds. With your help we'll fill the gaps together.