"This is an outstanding accomplishment," said Kim LaRonde, Director of Marketing, Oakville Place. "Every unit donated by Conor translates into a positive impact on at least three people's lives."

To mark his 100th donation, Boyd is issuing a challenge to others to attend the clinic. He is hoping to encourage new and past donors to attend.

Boyd, a long time employee of Tip Top Tailors at Oakville Place, first gave blood in 1966 when his wife came up with the idea shortly after seeing funeral commercials put together by Blood Services in Belfast, United Kingdom.

After leaving Belfast for Canada, in 1974, Boyd's blood donation endeavours came to a halt.

The stop, according to Boyd, is attributed to the stresses of moving to a new country.

"I came with a young family," said Boyd, adding that circumstances prevented him from giving blood a thought.

Ten years after arriving in Canada, Boyd's boys brought him back into the habit of saving three lives every 56 days -- the minimum time interval between blood donations.

"My boys came back from school one day and said there's going to be a blood drive coming up," the 60-year-old father recalled.

Since then, Boyd, whose blood type is O, has donated blood on a regular basis.

"It's not bad," he said. "You go for half-an-hour every month-and-a-half. I've never had a problem and the people at the clinics have been good."

Boyd will be making his 100th donation, at the Oakville Place Donor Clinic, Aug. 22 at 4:25 p.m. He will be dedicating it to the Knights of Columbus.

Boyd admits that while he had not set making this milestone a main priority for giving blood, he's grown more excited for the day to come with each donation.

He explained that blood services keeps track of the number of times an individual donates blood.

Boyd would have met his 100th milestone last year had it not been for a low iron count.

He wants to acknowledge this milestone by challenging all blood donors in the Oakville community to give blood at the Aug. 22 Oakville Place Blood Donor Clinic on the lower level by H&M, which will remain open from 4 to 8 p.m.

"You look forward to it. It's a milestone in my life," Boyd said, noting that giving blood lets him know that he's still in the best of health.

Before donating, Canada Blood Services requires you to meet the hemoglobin (iron) requirements, which will be dictated through a test done at the clinic and be in general good health. You should also have had adequate sleep and something to eat.

If you're a first-time donor, you must be between 17 and 61 years. If you're a regular donor you can continue to give until you've reached your 71st birthday. If you wish to continue past this age you should contact Canadian Blood Services prior to donation. Donors should also be at least 110 pounds.

Every 60 seconds someone in Canada needs blood.

To meet Boyd's challenge and help save lives call Canadian Blood Services at 1-888-2donate to book an appointment or visit www.blood.ca.