Blood Donation Session
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Dec 31, 2007, 10:00
In the UK, on average, we spend well over a full working week preparing for Christmas. This includes 40 hours shopping, 4 hours wrapping presents and 3 hours decorating the house. Preparing Christmas dinner takes around 4 hours, and we take at least another 2 hours to eat it. Even tidying up after dinner takes more than 11 hours*!
It’s easy to see how giving blood slips off the Christmas ‘to do’ list, but by giving up just one hour of your day and making that vital donation, you could save up to three lives. It’s easy to make an appointment today by calling 0845 7 711 711 whilst there’s still plenty of time left before the festivities begin. And unlike the rest of Christmas, it won’t cost you a penny!
It’s crucial that we have enough blood to tide us over the Christmas and New Year bank holidays. However during December it becomes harder to build up stocks. Winter illnesses such as colds and flu mean a donation must be postponed and with people busy visiting friends and family, or going away on holiday, blood donation can fall by as much as 10%. This makes it a real challenge to get blood banks well stocked by Christmas Eve.
Only 4% of the eligible UK population gives blood yet the National Blood Service needs to collect around 1,300 donations every week to make sure that patients in hospitals across the area are able to receive the life saving treatments they require.
We have a blood donation session taking place in Poynton on Dec 31 between 10am and 12.30pm at Poynton Civic Hall. We are keen to encourage as many local residents as possible to help save a life this festive season.
Your support would be much appreciated!
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