Margaret Delfino , 90 , began donating blood in 1954 in Bakersfield , California . She was the first person to donate a kidney and she donated her own for $ 100 per year. Delfino wants to get the message out for more people to donate . `` It can mean the difference between life and death for some people , '' she said . Delfino : `` It can mean the difference between life and death for some people ''
Margaret Delfino , 90 , began donating blood in 1954 in Bakersfield , California . She was the first person to donate a kidney and she donated her own for $ 100 per year. Delfino : `` It can mean the difference between life and death for some people ''