Canadian Blood Services says more donors needed in Halifax ahead of holidays
Thousands of blood donation appointments need to be filled in next two weeks in Canada, hundreds in the Okanagan“When you leave our clinic, you leave holding your head high because you just saved a life,” she says. “One donation can save up to three lives. And you know, it’s something to be very proud of, especially in the time of giving.”
“Well, for me, it’s just a way to give back, it was a family tradition,” he says. “My father did it before me and my daughter does it now.”He says it also hits close to home because his mom is currently receiving care in the hospital.“My mom’s actually in the hospital right now, she has stage four cancer,” Boucher says. “So for us, it’s just a way to help out.”
In June, it set the goal of reaching 100,000 new donors by the end of the year, but Gracie says it has been hard to see the replenishment of donors since COVID.Gracie adds it’s an easy process and you’re usually in and out of the clinic on Bayers Road in about an hour.
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