BLOOD DONATION

Date of BDC camp: 26 May 2010

Venue: Ashok Leyland Technical Centre

My office in conjunction with the Indian Red Cross Society had organized a blood donation camp on 26 May 2010. This is one of the initiatives taken by our social forum KRITI here at Ashok Leyland Technical Centre. Coincidently this is the same date on which the blood donation camp was organized last year.

Blood donation is a noble act and by donating blood we directly or indirectly aid in saving human lives. Hundreds of people throughout the country are in urgent of blood either because they or their relatives have met with an accident or they are undergoing a major surgery or they need a complete transfusion of blood.


Blood banks spread though out the country are doing a wonderful job by storing blood of different blood groups so that in case of an emergency the requirement can be fulfilled. By participating in a blood donation camp one can do his part in taking forward this noble cause.

I along with my Raja, Karthik and Himani were the volunteers for our floor. It was our responsibility to take down names of people willing to donate blood, compile the list and send it across to Jasdeep who is the main head of this campaign. The representatives from the Indian Red Cross society were to arrive by 8:30 hrs and the blood donation camp was supposed to begin by 9:00 hrs. Instead the camp began at 9:40 hrs. It was heartening to see a lot of people coming forward willingly to donate blood. I too did my part in donating blood. This is the third instance in which I am donating blood. Last year I was asked not to donate because I had suffered a typhoid attack in Oct 2008. The minimum gap between any illness and blood donation must be one year.

I feel elated and happy that I donated blood and was a part of this noble campaign. In an office where the total strength exceeds 500 people the response was just satisfactory, around 140 people tuning up for the campaign. The camp was organized in a better way this time and I would say that it was a combined effort from all the volunteers, representatives from the Indian Red Cross Society and our dear helper friends who assisted us in setting up the tables and beds.



A total of 48.3 litres of blood was collected and appreciation certificates distributed. Lots of photographs were taken and we made sure the campaign was organized in a smooth manner. We could have campaigned better by putting up posters at frequently visited places such as the water dispenser, canteen notice board and also the online notice board. This would have roped in more people to donate blood.