First donation for blind adventurer
Mr Wagner believes the campaign is an opportunity for the community to get involved.
Blind adventurer, sportsman, motivational speaker and founder of VisionTrust, Mr Hein Wagner, pledged his support to the Nexcare/3M Give Campaign recently when he donated his first pint of blood.
Mr Wagner pledged his support for the campaign at the Linksfield branch of the South African National Blood Service (SANBS).
Mr Wagner believes the campaign is an opportunity for the community to get involved.
“By donating blood, you give someone something money cannot buy and something science cannot recreate. I urge all blind people, as well as all residents, to go donate and capture the moment by taking a selfie,” said Mr Wagner.
Upload your photograph to Facebook and Twitter, using the hashtag #GiveBloodSelfie in support or join the movement on Facebook Nexcare South Africa or follow on @nexcaresa.
Despite his blindness, Mr Wagner has a string of accomplishments to his name.
He is an avid sportsman and enjoys abseiling, running and cycling.
Mr Wagner has won the World Cup Cricket for the Blind, sailed the Cape-to-Rio yacht race, completed the gruelling Ironman triathlon, finished the legendary Absa Cape Epic mountain biking race and most recently, completed the extreme Antarctic Marathon at the South Pole.
He is also the current holder of the land speed record making him the fastest blind driver in history.
