On April 8, Sion Private Academy collected 21 units of blood and on April 11, Edu-Funda Learning Centre collected 22 units.
Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen collected 64 units, Hoërskool Oosterlig collected 76 units and Christian Brother’s College collected 30 units on April 12.
EG Jansen was the only school whose blood drive was open to the public.
According to local donor relations practitioner Trude Gaarekoe, SANBS is extremely thankful for all the units they received.
“This assisted the national blood bank a lot, especially for the Easter holidays where blood is in high demand.
“Thank you so much to all the schools. SANBS really appreciate the support we receive from the schools. Without a doubt patients and their families are highly grateful for the needed units of blood they received,” she said.
Gaarekoe encouraged other schools to allow blood donation at schools as it is important for SANBS to have a regular blood supply for the future.
“The youth is our future blood supply. If the youth can start to donate blood at an early stage, we will be able to save the nation through blood donations for those that need blood to live. There is no substitute for human blood.”
According to the SANBS’s website, blood stocks are critically low.
For more information on how to book a blood drive, visit www.sanbs.org.za
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